DTVHINDIWill India and Pakistan face each other again in Australia?, Foreign cricket board put forward a proposal
In the T20 World Cup 2024, India defeated Pakistan by 6 runs in a low scoring match India vs Pakistan (Image Credit- Twitter X) The teams of India and Pakistan are arch rivals and this is not hidden from anyone. It has been more than a decade since the bilateral series between the two teams took place and they are seen playing against each other only in ICC events. Recently, both the teams clashed in the T20 World Cup 2024, where India defeated Pakistan by 6 runs in a low-scoring match. Team India, batting first, was all out after scoring just 119 runs in 19 overs. In response, the Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly and restricted Pakistan to just 113 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. This defeat proved very costly for the Pakistani team and after losing to the US, the team was eliminated from the tournament. Cricket Australia chief executive proposes tri-series Now in the meantime, Cricket Australia’s chief executive Nick Hockley has proposed a tri-series in which India and Pakistan should also participate. He has made this proposal in view of the enthusiasm in India-Pakistan matches. Hockley said, “Pakistan and India are traditional rival teams, there is a lot of excitement about their matches. To the extent that we can facilitate or help in this (tri-series), we are ready to do so. However, the final decision depends on the respective cricket boards of India and Pakistan.” From Hockley’s statement, it is believed that Cricket Australia is trying to bridge the gap between the two countries by making this proposal. Which will provide fans the experience of an exciting match between India and Pakistan apart from the ICC tournament by using Australia’s neutral venue.
Big blow to Lalit Modi, ECB rejected the proposal to buy The Hundred tournament
Some time ago, the ECB had opened the doors for private players to participate in the tournament. Lalit Modi. (Photo Source: Twitter) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has rejected the proposal by former IPL chairman Lalit Modi to buy their domestic tournament The Hundred for 10 years. If media reports are to be believed, the ECB does not want to spoil its relations with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which is currently the biggest stakeholder in the cricket world. It is noteworthy that Modi is currently in London and since 2013, he is banned from participating in IPL and any other type of cricket activity in India. Lalit Modi was the brain behind starting IPL. However, after this he had proposed to the ECB to do something similar to IPL with ‘The Hundred’, but now he has got a big shock. Recently, Lalit Modi’s representatives met senior ECB officials Vikram Banerjee and Richard Good, in which they expressed their desire to invest in the tournament. Regarding this issue, ECB Chairman Richard Thomson quoted the British Daily as saying that he will consider only a proposal worth a few billion dollars. The ECB had planned to sell only the equity while keeping the ownership of the tournament with itself. Also, let us tell you that before Lalit Modi, Bridgepoint Group had already invested 400 million dollars and proposed 75 percent stake to the ECB for stake in The Hundred. But till now no updates have come out regarding this deal. Modi had estimated the annual income of The Hundred at 100 million dollars. In a recent interview given to Cricbuzz, Lalit Modi had said that by investing in The Hundred tournament, he wants to make it a 10-team tournament. Also, with the conversion of the 100-ball game to T20 format, the team purse should be increased to $10 million (Rs 83 crore). After this, Modi had expressed hope that the tournament could generate an income of 100 million dollars every year.
