
The avalanche of new money generated by the England and Wales Cricket Board’s Hundred auction has concluded with a deal for Southern Brave that takes the total value of the eight-team tournament close to £1billion.
GMR, the co-owners of Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals and owners of the Brave’s host county Hampshire, have agreed to pay a reported fee of nearly £50m for the ECB’s 49 per cent stake of the team.