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ECB reviews Yorkshire’s £1.75m payment to CEO’s company over Hundred sale

The England and Wales Cricket Board is planning to review a payment of £1.75m from Yorkshire to a company controlled by their chief executive, Sanjay Patel

The Guardian - UK

Jude Bellingham explains reason behind surprise Birmingham Phoenix investment

Jude Bellingham has invested in Birmingham Phoenix ahead of the 2026 Hundred season

The Independent UK

Sunil Gavaskar slams Indian-owned Hundred team over Pakistani player

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Indian-owned Sunrisers face backlash after purchasing Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed in Hundred auction

Abrar Ahmed was bought by the Leeds-based team as one of two Pakistan players picked up

The Independent UK

Pakistan stars avoid Hundred auction snub as Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq signed

The nation’s only female representatives – Fatima Sana and Sadia Iqbal – went unsold in the women’s auction, however

The Independent UK

A historic day at Hundred auction but barely any women were there to see it

There were £210,00 deals for Sophie Devine and Beth Mooney in what was meant to herald a new era, but it was still mostly men making decisions

The Guardian - UK

Evergreen Aussie hits jackpot in The Hundred auction

Beth Mooney has proved the joint biggest-money buy in the auction for English cricket's The Hundred white-ball tournament, scooping a $A395,000 deal.

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Holding out for a Hero? How cricket’s Hundred auction works and who is available

With Indian Premier League investment on board, the Hundred has followed the IPL’s lead with a player auction for the 2026 season in London this week

The Guardian - UK

English cricket’s hunger for Indian money has led it into a moral and legal minefield

The potential exclusion of Pakistan players in the Hundred could breach UK laws on discrimination and leave the ECB exposed

The Guardian - UK

Oval Invincibles will be renamed as MI London for the Hundred in 2026

Oval Invincibles, the Hundred’s most successful franchise, have been rebranded as MI London, the name favoured by their new Indian co-owners

The Guardian - UK

Players warned not to sign IPL-style Hundred deals in standoff with owners

The Professional Cricketers’ Association has advised players not to sign Hundred contracts amid a dispute with the new franchise owners

The Guardian - UK

'I'm worth more': Andrew Flintoff leaves Hundred role after collapsed talks with Superchargers owners

Former England captain was head coach of Hundred side

Evening Standard

‘I’m worth more’: Freddie Flintoff leaves Superchargers coaching role

The former England captain suggested he felt undervalued after talks with the Sun Group over a new deal

The Independent UK

Australia back Molineux as key return for ODI World Cup

Injury-hit Sophie Molineux has been named in Australia's ODI World Cup squad, and will be given every chance to play her first match in nine months.

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The Guardian - UK

Hundred to drop draft in favour of IPL-style auction as new owners’ influence grows

The Hundred will drop the draft next season in favour of an open auction that gives franchises the chance to sign players directly on multiyear deals

The Guardian - UK

My punishment for calling the Hundred the worst thing in cricket? A day at the Hundred

Crowding out every other format from the centre of summer for this still seems odd, but if you sell it they will come and this was a good day

The Independent UK

Yorkshire chief says Hundred cash can give county a ‘once in a lifetime’ chance

Sanjay Patel believes the windfall could end years of financial turmoil at Headingley

The Guardian - UK

The Hundred can be a ‘multibillion-dollar product’ like the IPL, says Tech Titans chief

The leader of the Tech Titans consortium that has bought 49% of London Spirit believes the Hundred will become a competition to rival the IPL

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The Guardian - UK

Hundred’s days could be numbered with T20 switch in play for next year

IPL investors in the Hundred are thought to be keen on the switch although formal discussions will take place in October

The Guardian - UK

Hundred returns for placeholder season before uber-rich enter the scene next year

On-field drama may compete with host of off-field questions as tournament hands control over to crop of global investors

The Independent UK

The Hundred set for change as new season approaches

Overseas investment could mean new team branding and a switch to Twenty20.

The Guardian - UK

‘It would be better as a T20’: Welsh Fire’s Sanjay Govil questions Hundred format

The Welsh Fire investor says a potential format change ‘is something for the future’, while he also wants the Hundred’s TV rights to be sold separately

The Guardian - UK

Cricket paying the price for being ruled by the big stick, and the big cheque

The suspension of the IPL has ramifications for the game worldwide, but it has allowed itself to be too in thrall to the Indian money machine

The Guardian - UK

ECB set to retain control over domestic TV rights in Hundred trade-off deal

The ECB is close to reaching a compromise with the new Hundred investors that will enable it to retain control of selling domestic TV rights

The Guardian - UK

Buyers of Hundred franchises given extended time to complete deals

Potential buyers of cricket’s eight Hundred franchises now have until end of April to sign deals after raising concerns about the contract with the ECB

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