Be grateful for entertaining cricket game - it's unreal (8)

I believe the answer is:

bodiless

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'unreal' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'be grateful for entertaining cricket game' is the wordplay.
'be grateful for' becomes 'bless' (bless can mean to celebrate or be thankful for).
'entertaining' is an insertion indicator.
'cricket game' becomes 'ODI' (abbreviation for one day international).
'bless' going around 'odi' is 'BODILESS'.

'it's' is the link.

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