Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen and IPL founder Lalit Modi have been engaged in a debate regarding the hundred tournament. This debate started after Lalit Modi, former IPL chairman, claimed that the 100-ball tournament of England would cease to exist in the next three years. Behind such a bold statement, he pointed out several logistical reasons. Following this, Pietersen wrote on X that such a thing would not happen. He instead told The Hundred will become a T20 competition in the next three years. Pietersen wrote on social media “It’ll just be the UK’s version of the IPL. The format will change to T20,”
Reacting to the statement given by Kevin Pietersen, Lalit Modi has now come up with a brief explanation of his statement. Check out his reply here:
https://twitter.com/LalitKModi/status/2045628836868759674?s=20
After being picked up by London Spirit for GBP 390,000 (approximately Rs 4.81 crore), James Coles emerged as the most expensive signing. Four IPL-backed teams will feature the upcoming season of The Hundred. They are Manchester Super Giants, MI London, Southern Brave and Sunrisers Leeds.
While talking about the Indian Premier League which was began in 2008 and has been a great success. Currently this tournament features a total of 10 teams. Each franchise has a player purse of Rs 125 crore. In the history of Indian Premier league, Rishabh Pant is the costliest player. Ahead of IPL 2025, Rishabh Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for whopping sum of Rs 27 crore.
