Have you ever dreamed of standing center-pitch, arm-in-arm with the “God of Cricket,” Sachin Tendulkar? Or perhaps posting a candid, laughing picture with King Kohli that looks so real, your Instagram DMs blow up with “OMG, how?!”
For decades, meeting these legends was a distant dream for most fans. But in 2026, AI technology has bridged that gap. You no longer need backstage passes; you just need the right tools and the perfect words.
With advanced AI models like Google Gemini and Nano Banana, creating realistic AI photos with cricketers is now possible for everyone. But there is a catch: most AI renders look plastic, cartoonish, or completely change your face.
This guide is your solution. We are unlocking the “Face Lock” secret with precision-engineered prompts that generate lifelike, DSLR-quality portraits of you with India’s greatest cricket legends.
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The “Secret Sauce”: Why These Prompts Go Viral
Before we get to the code, you need to understand why standard prompts fail and why these succeed. It comes down to “Identity Preservation.”
Standard AI tries to “interpret” your face. Our prompts use a technique called Strict Face & Expression Lock. This instructs the AI to treat your facial structure as unchangeable data, while freely editing the environment and clothing around it.
We combine this with keywords for editorial realism—like “85mm lens,” “natural stadium lighting,” and “shallow depth of field”—to ensure the final image looks like a professional photograph, not a computer-generated image.
🛠️ Step-by-Step Masterclass: How to Use These Prompts in Google Gemini
Google Gemini (especially the Advanced versions available in 2026) is incredibly powerful for this task because of its ability to understand complex, multi-layered instructions.
Here is the exact workflow to ensure your result is perfect.
Step 1: The Golden Reference Photo
Your result is only as good as the photo you feed the AI.
- Do: Use a high-resolution selfie with natural, even light on your face. Look straight at the camera or slightly to the side with a calm, gentle smile (to match the prompt’s mood).
- Don’t: Use photos with heavy filters, sunglasses, hats, or extreme facial expressions (like shouting).
Step 2: Access Google Gemini & Upload
- Go to Gemini.
- Look for the Image Upload icon (usually a small picture frame or plus sign near the chat bar). This is the most crucial step. You must upload your reference photo before typing anything.
Step 3: Paste the “Engineered” Prompt
- Scroll down to the “Master Collection” section in this article.
- Choose your legend (e.g., MS Dhoni).
- Copy the entire text block for that cricketer.
- Paste it into the Gemini chat bar after your image has uploaded.
Step 4: The “Generate & Refine” Cycle
Hit enter. Gemini will process the image and text together.
- The First Result: It might be perfect instantly. Often, it might be 90% there—maybe the height difference is wrong, or the lighting is slightly off.
- How to Fix It: Don’t settle! Simply click “Regenerate” or type a follow-up command like, “Keep the faces exactly the same, but make the background slightly brighter.” AI generation is an iterative process.
📸 The Master Collection: Indian Cricket Legends Prompts
Copy the text exactly as it is written in the blocks below.
1. The Virat Kohli Candid Portrait
Capture a stylish, modern moment with the King of Cricket.
Prompt: Ultra-realistic professional DSLR photograph. A candid vertical portrait of ME standing next to Indian cricketer Virat Kohli inside a modern cricket stadium. We are posing together naturally like close friends.
⚠️ STRICT FACE & EXPRESSION LOCK (VERY IMPORTANT): My face must remain EXACTLY identical to the uploaded reference image. No changes to facial structure, jawline, cheekbones, eyes, nose, lips, skin tone, age, or proportions. No face reshaping, no beautification, no AI reinterpretation. Expression must remain the same as reference image.
Mouth & expression rules: Lips relaxed with a very subtle natural upward curve only. No teeth visible. No exaggerated smile. No cheek lift or muscle movement. Expression strength: 0%.
👔 OUTFIT (ALLOW CHANGE ONLY HERE): I am wearing a premium dark velvet coat (deep wine / royal navy / emerald tone), tailored modern fit, soft velvet texture clearly visible. Under the coat, a clean black or ivory shirt. Outfit looks elegant, classy, and realistic. ⚠️ Outfit change ONLY — face and body proportions must stay unchanged.
Virat Kohli should appear realistic and accurate to his real-life appearance, wearing a casual sporty jacket suitable for a stadium environment.
Environment: Cricket stadium with bright floodlights and a cheering crowd. Background slightly blurred with shallow depth of field. Photography style: Professional DSLR photo, 85mm lens look, Natural lighting and shadows, True skin texture, Editorial realism, No stylization. Mood: Calm, friendly, relaxed candid moment. Aspect ratio: 9:16.
2. Sachin Tendulkar “Master Blaster” Prompt
A timeless portrait with the legend himself.
Prompt: Ultra-realistic professional DSLR photograph. A candid vertical portrait of ME standing next to Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar inside a modern cricket stadium. We are posing together naturally like close friends.
⚠️ STRICT FACE & EXPRESSION LOCK (VERY IMPORTANT): My face must remain EXACTLY identical to the uploaded reference image. No changes to facial structure, jawline, cheekbones, eyes, nose, lips, skin tone, age, or proportions. No face reshaping, no beautification, no AI reinterpretation. Expression must remain the same as reference image.
Mouth & expression rules: Lips relaxed with a very subtle natural upward curve only. No teeth visible. No exaggerated smile. No cheek lift or muscle movement. Expression strength: 0%.
👔 OUTFIT (ALLOW CHANGE ONLY HERE): I am wearing a premium dark velvet coat (deep wine / royal navy / emerald tone), tailored modern fit, soft velvet texture clearly visible. Under the coat, a clean black or ivory shirt. Outfit looks elegant, classy, and realistic. ⚠️ Outfit change ONLY — face and body proportions must stay unchanged.
Sachin Tendulkar should appear realistic and accurate to his real-life appearance, wearing a casual sporty jacket suitable for a stadium environment.
Environment: Cricket stadium with bright floodlights and a cheering crowd. Background slightly blurred with shallow depth of field. Photography style: Professional DSLR photo, 85mm lens look, Natural lighting and shadows, True skin texture, Editorial realism, No stylization. Mood: Calm, friendly, relaxed candid moment. Aspect ratio: 9:16.
3. Captain Cool: MS Dhoni AI Image
A composed and calm frame with Thala.
Prompt: Ultra-realistic professional DSLR photograph. A candid vertical portrait of ME standing next to Indian cricketer Mahender Singh Dhoni inside a modern cricket stadium. We are posing together naturally like close friends.
⚠️ STRICT FACE & EXPRESSION LOCK (VERY IMPORTANT): My face must remain EXACTLY identical to the uploaded reference image. No changes to facial structure, jawline, cheekbones, eyes, nose, lips, skin tone, age, or proportions. No face reshaping, no beautification, no AI reinterpretation. Expression must remain the same as reference image.
Mouth & expression rules: Lips relaxed with a very subtle natural upward curve only. No teeth visible. No exaggerated smile. No cheek lift or muscle movement. Expression strength: 0%.
👔 OUTFIT (ALLOW CHANGE ONLY HERE): I am wearing a premium dark velvet coat (deep wine / royal navy / emerald tone), tailored modern fit, soft velvet texture clearly visible. Under the coat, a clean black or ivory shirt. Outfit looks elegant, classy, and realistic. ⚠️ Outfit change ONLY — face and body proportions must stay unchanged.
Mahender Singh Dhoni should appear realistic and accurate to his real-life appearance, wearing a casual sporty jacket suitable for a stadium environment.
Environment: Cricket stadium with bright floodlights and a cheering crowd. Background slightly blurred with shallow depth of field. Photography style: Professional DSLR photo, 85mm lens look, Natural lighting and shadows, True skin texture, Editorial realism, No stylization. Mood: Calm, friendly, relaxed candid moment. Aspect ratio: 9:16.
4. The Hitman: Rohit Sharma Realistic Photo
Get in the frame with the Indian skipper.
Prompt: Ultra-realistic professional DSLR photograph. A candid vertical portrait of ME standing next to Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma inside a modern cricket stadium. We are posing together naturally like close friends.
⚠️ STRICT FACE & EXPRESSION LOCK (VERY IMPORTANT): My face must remain EXACTLY identical to the uploaded reference image. No changes to facial structure, jawline, cheekbones, eyes, nose, lips, skin tone, age, or proportions. No face reshaping, no beautification, no AI reinterpretation. Expression must remain the same as reference image.
Mouth & expression rules: Lips relaxed with a very subtle natural upward curve only. No teeth visible. No exaggerated smile. No cheek lift or muscle movement. Expression strength: 0%.
👔 OUTFIT (ALLOW CHANGE ONLY HERE): I am wearing a premium dark velvet coat (deep wine / royal navy / emerald tone), tailored modern fit, soft velvet texture clearly visible. Under the coat, a clean black or ivory shirt. Outfit looks elegant, classy, and realistic. ⚠️ Outfit change ONLY — face and body proportions must stay unchanged.
Rohit Sharma should appear realistic and accurate to his real-life appearance, wearing a indian cricket team dress suitable for a stadium environment.
Environment: Cricket stadium with bright floodlights and a cheering crowd. Background slightly blurred with shallow depth of field. Photography style: Professional DSLR photo, 85mm lens look, Natural lighting and shadows, True skin texture, Editorial realism, No stylization. Mood: Calm, friendly, relaxed candid moment. Aspect ratio: 9:16.
5. Hardik Pandya High-Energy Portrait
A stylish, modern visual for social media.
Prompt: Ultra-realistic professional DSLR photograph. A candid vertical portrait of ME standing next to Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya inside a modern cricket stadium. We are posing together naturally like close friends.
⚠️ STRICT FACE & EXPRESSION LOCK (VERY IMPORTANT): My face must remain EXACTLY identical to the uploaded reference image. No changes to facial structure, jawline, cheekbones, eyes, nose, lips, skin tone, age, or proportions. No face reshaping, no beautification, no AI reinterpretation. Expression must remain the same as reference image.
Mouth & expression rules: Lips relaxed with a very subtle natural upward curve only. No teeth visible. No exaggerated smile. No cheek lift or muscle movement. Expression strength: 0%.
👔 OUTFIT (ALLOW CHANGE ONLY HERE): I am wearing a premium dark velvet coat (deep wine / royal navy / emerald tone), tailored modern fit, soft velvet texture clearly visible. Under the coat, a clean black or ivory shirt. Outfit looks elegant, classy, and realistic. ⚠️ Outfit change ONLY — face and body proportions must stay unchanged.
Hardik Pandya should appear realistic and accurate to his real-life appearance, wearing a indian cricket team dress suitable for a stadium environment.
Environment: Cricket stadium with bright floodlights and a cheering crowd. Background slightly blurred with shallow depth of field. Photography style: Professional DSLR photo, 85mm lens look, Natural lighting and shadows, True skin texture, Editorial realism, No stylization. Mood: Calm, friendly, relaxed candid moment. Aspect ratio: 9:16.
6. Yuvraj Singh Nostalgia Prompt
A shot with the 2011 World Cup hero.
Prompt: Ultra-realistic professional DSLR photograph. A candid vertical portrait of ME standing next to Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh inside a modern cricket stadium. We are posing together naturally like close friends.
⚠️ STRICT FACE & EXPRESSION LOCK (VERY IMPORTANT): My face must remain EXACTLY identical to the uploaded reference image. No changes to facial structure, jawline, cheekbones, eyes, nose, lips, skin tone, age, or proportions. No face reshaping, no beautification, no AI reinterpretation. Expression must remain the same as reference image.
Mouth & expression rules: Lips relaxed with a very subtle natural upward curve only. No teeth visible. No exaggerated smile. No cheek lift or muscle movement. Expression strength: 0%.
👔 OUTFIT (ALLOW CHANGE ONLY HERE): I am wearing a premium dark velvet coat (deep wine / royal navy / emerald tone), tailored modern fit, soft velvet texture clearly visible. Under the coat, a clean black or ivory shirt. Outfit looks elegant, classy, and realistic. ⚠️ Outfit change ONLY — face and body proportions must stay unchanged.
Yuvraj Singh should appear realistic and accurate to his real-life appearance, wearing a indian cricket team dress suitable for a stadium environment.
Environment: Cricket stadium with bright floodlights and a cheering crowd. Background slightly blurred with shallow depth of field. Photography style: Professional DSLR photo, 85mm lens look, Natural lighting and shadows, True skin texture, Editorial realism, No stylization. Mood: Calm, friendly, relaxed candid moment. Aspect ratio: 9:16.
7. Kapil Dev 1983 Legend AI Photo
Stand next to the man who changed Indian cricket forever.
Prompt: Ultra-realistic professional DSLR photograph. A candid vertical portrait of ME standing next to Indian cricketer Kapil Dev inside a modern cricket stadium. We are posing together naturally like close friends.
⚠️ STRICT FACE & EXPRESSION LOCK (VERY IMPORTANT): My face must remain EXACTLY identical to the uploaded reference image. No changes to facial structure, jawline, cheekbones, eyes, nose, lips, skin tone, age, or proportions. No face reshaping, no beautification, no AI reinterpretation. Expression must remain the same as reference image.
Mouth & expression rules: Lips relaxed with a very subtle natural upward curve only. No teeth visible. No exaggerated smile. No cheek lift or muscle movement. Expression strength: 0%.
👔 OUTFIT (ALLOW CHANGE ONLY HERE): I am wearing a premium dark velvet coat (deep wine / royal navy / emerald tone), tailored modern fit, soft velvet texture clearly visible. Under the coat, a clean black or ivory shirt. Outfit looks elegant, classy, and realistic. ⚠️ Outfit change ONLY — face and body proportions must stay unchanged.
Kapil Dev should appear realistic and accurate to his real-life appearance, wearing a indian cricket team dress suitable for a stadium environment.
Environment: Cricket stadium with bright floodlights and a cheering crowd. Background slightly blurred with shallow depth of field. Photography style: Professional DSLR photo, 85mm lens look, Natural lighting and shadows, True skin texture, Editorial realism, No stylization. Mood: Calm, friendly, relaxed candid moment. Aspect ratio: 9:16.
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Conclusion: Your Digital Dugout Awaits
AI has blurred the lines between fantasy and reality, allowing cricket fans to engage with their passion in entirely new ways. These prompts are your ticket to a digital dugout where you are the VIP guest.
Remember, the key to a viral AI photo is realism. By using high-quality reference photos and these detailed prompts in tools like Gemini, you can create images that stop the scroll and leave everyone wondering, “When did you meet him?!”
Now, go grab that “virtual selfie” and light up your social media feed. And don’t forget to tag us on Instagram @promptyard_ai so we can see your amazing creations!
