The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will officially begin selling teams for The Hundred on Thursday (January 30), and there's a palpable sense of anticipation surrounding the sale. It may not be a surprise if both the ECB and the Raine Group, the financial firm overseeing the process, may be feeling some nervousness as they head into the disinvestment drive. First up on the blocks will be Oval Invincibles, the Surrey county-run London side.
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Hundred sale begins tomorrow; first up will be Oval Invincibles
ECB will sell the teams in phases, allowing potential investors to stay in the race even if they don’t secure a team in the initial round. © Getty
Ahead of the sale, it was expected that a host of Indian Premier League (IPL) owners would queue up before the ECB office to purchase teams but as the business end of the whole process is approaching, only four IPL owners seem to be left in the race.
With Delhi Capitals wedded to the Hampshire-managed Southern Brave team, there are, effectively, three IPL franchises - Mumbai Indians, Lucknow SuperGiants and SunRisers Hyderabad - left in the race for seven remaining sides. As previously
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