Former England captain Kevin Pietersen lauded India’s vital funding in English cricket via the latest public sale for The Hundred groups by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB). A number of Indian traders and Indian Premier League (IPL) workforce homeowners purchased a stake in groups in the course of the just lately concluded public sale.
The cricketer-turned-commentator highlighted India’s surreal influence on world cricket. He feels that the money infusion will probably be sensible for the English counties.
“On the finish of the day, you’re an absolute fool in case you don’t suppose that India runs the world of cricket and anybody arguing towards that clearly is deluded. So, truly while you see what India is doing for world cricket, the amount of money that is been injected into English cricket these final couple of weeks, it is superb, sensible for world and English cricket,” Pietersen mentioned whereas speaking to reporters at an occasion.
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Pietersen additionally spoke about South Africa’s SA20, the place all six collaborating groups within the league are owned by IPL franchise homeowners. The 44-year-old hopes that The Hundred will thrive just like the SA20 after the affiliation with India.
“I feel it is superb what’s taking place in English cricket as a result of there’s a number of the counties in English cricket which might be actually struggling. And so now with this money injection and nearly all of it, (after all, is Indian-based, it is superb. Have a look at what they’ve performed in South Africa. I used to be simply in South Africa final week calling the SA20. The entire stadiums are full. The possession is all IPL groups. All people’s completely satisfied. The standard of cricket is spectacular. So, I feel it will possibly solely be optimistic,” the 44-year-old concluded.
Mumbai Indians homeowners received a bid for a 49% stake in The Hundred franchise Oval Invincibles final week. In the meantime, Sanjiv Goenka’s RPSG Group, which runs Lucknow Tremendous Giants, received the race for a stake within the franchise on Monday, February 3.
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