"I am a little bit concerned" - Brad Hogg issues serious warning to ECB on IPL franchises acquiring teams in The Hundred

Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg has warned the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) of serious complications if they sell the stakes of The Hundred teams to the IPL franchises. Hogg believes that international cricket will be seriously affected in those areas if it happens.

According to the reports, the ECB is looking to privatize The Hundred. The model suggests that a 51% stake will be there with The Hundred hosts while the remaining 49% will be sold to private investors. The investors will be finalized by the ECB after a discussion with the hosts. In the case of London Spirit, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) will be the hosts.

IPL franchise owners are believed to be ahead in terms of buying the stakes in the teams. However, multiple IPL owners have expressed their reservations on the percentage of total control. The owners want more control of their teams. The owners have argued about the total value of the 49% stake.

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Brad Hogg issues serious warning to ECB

While speaking in a video posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Brad Hogg raised his concerns about the IPL franchises wanting more control of the teams in The Hundred. Hogg warned the ECB that international cricket will be affected after this decision and players might want to prioritize franchise cricket more.

"The ECB are selling off a little bit of their share of hundred teams to corporates and IPL franchises are really wanting to get into the mix. But these stakeholders that want a bit of the pie want the 51%, not the 49%. They want more control of that particular team," Hogg stated in the video.

"But I am a little bit concerned about this because if you have IPL franchises buying every team around the globe in different T20 compeititions, we start to have a little bit of concern with the grassroots cricket in those particular areas because there is going to be limited opportunities because international cricket is going to be affected," he added.

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"This is a little bit of a worry" - Brad Hogg on IPL franchises acquiring more control

Hogg argued that the youngster in the particular area might want to play for his international team but this decision might prevent him from doing so. He feared about the development of young players.

"Is that young kid who dreams of playing high level cricket going to want to play for his international team or for his franchise team and play for different competitions throughout the year around the globe. I don't think any other team has that option where a player can go and play for a team in England. Then, all of a sudden go over to Germany and play a team in Germany, then America, then Australia," Hogg explained his point.

"Cricket is the only one and this is a little bit of a worry. What is the effect it's going to have with the development of young players coming through? That is the big question," the former left-arm wristspinner said.