Former England captain Kevin Pietersen is a big fan of The Hundred and believes the tournament will "grow the domestic structure" and "produce better England players", comparing it to his experiences of the Indian Premier League.
Will Jacks, Jordan Cox and Tom Helm were all given their first England call-ups for the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan off the back of some stellar performances in the tournament. Jacks and Cox built on their impressive form in the T20 Blast by finishing The Hundred as the only uncapped players among the top 10 leading run scorers, while Helm was the joint leading wicket taker with 14 scalps after being signed by Birmingham Phoenix as an injury replacement player for Matthew Fisher.
"These tournaments are so important for domestic players," Pietersen told Sky Sports. "When the IPL started, I was at RCB [Royal Challengers Bangalore] and we had Virat Kohli in our side.
