Eoin Morgan, England’s white ball captain, has claimed that a number of Indian cricketers are keen to feature in his country’s ambitious ”The Hundred” tournament as well as other franchise-based leagues around the world.
Significantly, The Hundred is a professional franchise 100-ball cricket tournament in England and Wales run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) which was originally scheduled to start in the summer of 2020 however, it was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, Morgan also urged the game’s administrators to have a roadmap for the next 10 years.
“Just having conversations out here about ”The Hundred”, I know that there are Indian cricketers out here who would love to play in The Hundred and other competitions around the world,” Morgan told ”Sky Sports” during an interaction but did not take any names.
“They love travelling and experiencing new conditions and cultures, and they would add huge value to a tournament like that,” he added.
Morgan also claimed that the ICC is not doing enough to accommodate the countries which are losing players to private leagues.
“My biggest worry is that the game isn”t changing and accommodating the pace at which it is growing. It is definitely an area of concern and one that needs improvement going forward because you play against countries and some aren”t able to play their best XIs because they are competing against big leagues around the world,” Morgan told former England skipper Nasser Hussain during the chat.
Morgan also said that in a another decade”s time, the franchise leagues will take over international cricket.
“Whoever is in charge needs to think about what that looks like in 10 years” time because if they don”t manage it, franchise leagues around the world will become more dominant.”