Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi and former Indian cricket administrator and his former colleague-turned-rival N Srinivasan may invest in England’s franchise cricket tournament The Hundred, according to some media reports.

It is noteworthy that some part of the tournament is going to be privatized from next year, after which these investors of Indian origin have shown interest in investing in the tournament. Some time ago this tournament may have been viewed with suspicion, but now it is expected to attract large-scale investment in a very interesting manner.

So let us tell you that recently the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has approved privatization investment in one-third of the 18 county cricket teams. However, a total of 8 teams are seen playing in The Hundred tournament, in which most of the players are selected from the county teams.

This step of ECB is being considered as a big step in the development of domestic cricket. After this, some big Indian investors can join hands with county teams for the 2025 season.

Tournament changed the perspective of watching cricket

It is noteworthy that England and Wales Cricket Board had started The Hundred to give tough competition to IPL. However, till now this tournament has not got the fame of IPL level. It is noteworthy that a total of 8 teams participate in the five-week long The Hundred cricket tournament in England.

A team can include a total of 15 and 4 foreign players, while in the men’s team, not more than two players who have got central contracts of England can be selected in the team. It is noteworthy that this time this tournament is going to start on July 23, 2024. The first match will be played between Oval Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix.