EPISODE · Nov 25, 2024 · 17 MIN
Selling The Hundred
from Business Daily · host BBC World Service
We look at England and Wales' new cricket format - which is now up for sale.The one hundred ball format was designed to attract news fans to the game. Each team is tied to a UK city or region and the first tournament was held in 2021. Now the organisers are selling a 49% stake in each of the teams, and they're hoping to attract Indian investment, liked to the IPL.So will it pay off?Produced and presented by Alex Capstick(Image: Jofra Archer bowling during The Hundred Men's Final at Lord's, London in August 2024. Credit: Steven Paston/PA Wire)
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We look at England and Wales' new cricket format - which is now up for sale.The one hundred ball format was designed to attract news fans to the game. Each team is tied to a UK city or region and the first tournament was held in 2021. Now the organisers are selling a 49% stake in each of the teams, and they're hoping to attract Indian investment, liked to the IPL.So will it pay off?Produced and presented by Alex Capstick(Image: Jofra Archer bowling during The Hundred Men's Final at Lord's, London in August 2024. Credit: Steven Paston/PA Wire)
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