There’s no other sport that has been more inventive than cricket in the past decades. And there’s doubt that the fans have accepted each and every format with both hands. The T20 is already a major format with an exclusive World cup and the T10 format is gradually growing with international stars playing the league. Now, the England Cricket Board introduces “The Hundred Cricket”, another dimension to the gentlemen’s game. Let’s delve into The Hundred and get to know about it more…
What is the hundred cricket?
The Hundred cricket is a professional franchise 100-ball cricket tournament. The hundred involves 8 men’s and women’s teams which are located in all the major cities across Wales & England. The tournament will be governed by Wales & the England Cricket Board (ECB). The HUndred will take place for the first time in the 2021 summer. The tournament was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main focus to introduce the hundred is to increase the participation of the young generation in cricket.
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The Hundred Cricket rules

Cricket is such a game with so many rules and things even get complicated at times. The Hundred is basically 100 balls in an innings. There are a lot of changes in rules compared to contemporary cricket.
- The concept of overs is deconstructed. Captains can decide whether any bowler can bowl either five or ten consecutive deliveries.
- The change of ends happens after every 10 balls.
- A bowler can bowl a maximum of 20 balls in an innings.
- The powerplay period is the first 25 balls. The field restrictions are just like T20 cricket, with two fielders outside the inner ring.
- A two-minute strategic time-out can be called by the bowling side once in an innings. The coach can intervene and exchange tactics with the players during the time-out.
- A no-ball awards two runs to the batting side rather than one.
- During a catch or run-out dismissal, the non-striker cannot take strike by the batters crossing each other.
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The teams and tournament format

Eight England-based franchises lock horns in round-robin league matches followed by IPL model playoffs. Two tournaments for Men’s and Women’s happen on the same day with the same fixtures.
The Hundred Cricket Teams
The 100 cricket: London Spirit

- Coach (Men): Shane Warne
- Coach (Women): Trevor Griffin
- Venue: Lord’s Cricket Ground, St. John’s Wood, London
Squad (Men)
Mohammad Amir
Ravi Bopara
Mason Crane
Zak Crawley
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Joe Denly
Jade Dernbach
Josh Inglis
Dan Lawrence
Eoin Morgan (c)
Mohammad Nabi
Luis Reece
Adam Rossington
Roelof Van Der Merwe
Mark Wood
Chris Wood
Squad (Women)
Tammy Beaumont
Amara Carr
Aylish Cranstone
Naomi Dattani
Freya Davies
Charlie Dean
Deandra Dottin
Danielle Gibson
Heather Knight (c)
Alice Monaghan
Sophie Munro
Susie Rowe
Grace Scrivens
Deepti Sharma
Chloe Tryon
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The hundred cricket: Manchester Originals

- Coach (Men): Simon Katich
- Coach (women): Paul Shaw
- Venue: Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Old Trafford, Manchester
Squad (Men)
Colin Ackermann
Carlos Brathwaite
Jos Buttler (c)
Joe Clarke
Lockie Ferguson
Steven Finn
Richard Gleeson
Sam Hain
Tom Hartley
Fred Klaassen
Tom Lammonby
Colin Munro
Jamie Overton
Matt Parkinson
Ollie Robinson
Phil Salt
Squad (Women)
Georgie Boyce
Natalie Brown
Danielle Collins
Kate Cross (c)
Alice Dyson
Sophie Ecclestone
Cordelia Griffith
Alex Hartley
Laura Jackson
Hannah Jones
Harmanpreet Kaur
Emma Lamb
Lizelle Lee
Mignon du Preez
Ellie Threlkeld
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The hundred cricket: Birmingham Pheonix

- Coach (Men): Daniel Vettori
- Coach (Women): Ben Sawyer
- Venue: Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Squad (Men)
Tom Abell
Moeen Ali (c)
Finn Allen
Daniel Bell-Drummond
Pat Brown
Chris Cooke
Miles Hammond
Tom Helm
Adam Hose
Benny Howell
Liam Livingstone
Adam Milne
Dillon Pennington
Will Smeed
Imran Tahir
Chris Woakes
Squad (Women)
Emily Arlott
Thea Brookes
Erin Burns
Gwen Davies
Georgia Elwiss
Ria Fackrell
Phoebe Franklin
Kirstie Gordon
Amy Jones (c)
Eve Jones
Marie Kelly
Amy Mack
Abtaha Maqsood
Shafali Verma
Isabelle Wong
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The 100 cricket: Oval Invincibles

- Coach (Men): Tom Moody
- Coach (Women): Jon Batty
- Venue: The Oval, Kennington, London
Squad (Men)
Sam Billings (c)
Alex Blake
Rory Burns
Jordan Clark
Jordan Cox
Sam Curran
Tom Curran
Laurie Evans
Brandon Glover
Colin Ingram
Will Jacks
Sandeep Lamichhane
Saqib Mahmood
Sunil Narine
Jason Roy
Nathan Sowter
Squad (Women)
Georgia Adams
Megan Belt
Sarah Bryce
Alice Capsey
Tash Farrant
Jo Gardner
Grace Gibbs
Eva Gray
Danielle Gregory
Shabnim Ismail
Marizanne Kapp
Rhianna Southby
Dane Van Niekerk
Mady Villiers
Fran Wilson
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The 100 cricket: Welsh Fire

- Coach (Men): Gary Kirsten
- Coach (Women): Mark O’Leary
- Venue: Sophia Gardens, Pontcanna, Cardiff
Squad (Men)
Qais Ahmad
Jonny Bairstow (c)
Jake Ball
Tom Banton
Josh Cobb
Iain Cockbain
Matthew Critchley
Ben Duckett
Jimmy Neesham (first three games)
Ryan Higgins
David Lloyd
David Payne
Glenn Phillips
Leus du Plooy
Liam Plunkett
Ollie Pope
Squad (Women)
Piepa Cleary
Bethan Ellis
Lauren Filer
Katie George
Amy Gordon
Alex Griffiths
Nicole Harvey
Georgia Hennessy
Sophie Luff
Lissy Macleod
Hayley Mathews
Georgia Redmayne
Bryony Smith
Sarah Taylor
Natasha Wraith
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Trent Rockets

- Coach (Men): Andy Flower
- Coach (women): Salliann Beams
- Venue: Trent Bridge, West Bridgford, Nottingham
Squad (Men)
Matthew Carter
Sam Cook
Ben Cox
Lewis Gregory (c)
Alex Hales
Rashid Khan
Dawid Malan
Tom Moores
Steven Mullaney
Samit Patel
Wahab Riaz
Joe Root
D’Arcy Short
Timm van der Gugten
Luke Wood
Luke Wright
Squad (Women)
Katherine Brunt
Kathryn Bryce
Ella Claridge
Abbey Freeborn
Sarah Glenn
Heather Graham
Teresa Graves
Nancy Harman
Lucy Higham
Sammy-Jo Johnson
Michaela Kirk
Alicia Presland
Rachel Priest
Nat Sciver (c)
Emily Windsor
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Southern Brave

- Coach (Men): Mahela Jayawardene
- Coach (Women): Charlotte Edwards
- Venue: Rose Bowl, West End, Hampshire
Squad (Men)
Jofra Archer
Danny Briggs
Devon Conway
Alex Davies
Liam Dawson
Colin de Grandhomme
Quinton de Kock
George Garton
Chris Jordan
Jake Lintott
Tymal Mills
Craig Overton
Delray Rawlins
James Vince (c)
Max Waller
Ross Whiteley
Squad (Women)
Lauren Bell
Maia Bouchier
Sophia Dunkley
Smriti Mandhana
Ella McCaughan
Fi Morris
Tara Norris
Sonia Odedra
Carla Rudd
Paige Scholfield
Anya Shrubsole
Stafanie Taylor
Charlotte Taylor
AJ Wellington
Danni Wyatt
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Northern Superchargers

- Coach (Men): Daren Lehman
- Coach (Women): Dani Hazell
- Venue: Emerald Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley, Leeds
Squad (Men)
Harry Brook
Brydon Carse
Matthew Fisher
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Chris Lynn
Adam Lyth
Callum Parkinson
Faf du Plessis (c)
Matthew Potts
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Ben Raine
Adil Rashid
John Simpson
Ben Stokes
Jordan Thompson
David Willey
Squad (Women)
Hollie Armitage
Ami Campbell
Alice Davidson-Richards
Helen Fenby
Phoebe Graham
Bess Heath
Sterre Kalis
Laura Kimmince
Beth Langston
Katie Levick
Kalea Moore
Jemimah Rodrigues
Linsey Smith
Lauren Winfield-Hill (c)
Laura Wolvaardt
The reason behind The Hundred
T20 Leagues have taken cricket to another level. The IPL continues to exist as the toughest and superlative cricket league in the world. There’s no doubt that the revenue incurred from the IPL over the years elevated BCCI’s power among other cricket boards. The idea of intertwining cricket and entertainment with celebrities, fan bases, and colorful pyro works was first introduced by India.
Later the renovated Big Bash League and the Caribbean Premier League followed the same path. England has its T20 Blast but its viewership and exposure on an international scale are very minimal. The ECB thought of having a similar league that entertains young audiences and families. The Hundred was supposed to commence last year but the pandemic stood by the way.
As former English cricketer and former director of ECB Andrew Strauss said, this is aimed at the young audience, mums, and kids to have fun during the summer holidays. In a country like England where the audience for traditional cricket matches is diminishing, this is seen as a way to make cricket great again. Adding all the ticket sales, broadcasting, and sponsorships, The Hundred makes a profit of 11 million pounds a season. But the criticism of squeezing the tournament into an already congested schedule is true. The workload of players would become a concern for the ECB. The conventional supporters of English cricket are against the Hundred because it reduces the number of counties playing in England. The franchises are amalgamations of more than one county and this disinterests die-hard county supporters. Moreover, the belief that cricket would lose its aesthetic element and become just a leisure event worries them.
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International stars featuring in The Hundred
As it is taking place in between the international schedule, most of the international players are on duty. Yet, some of the T20 superstars around the world have aligned to light up the new cricketing spectacle. Mohammed Amir, Imran Tahir, Finn Allen, Mohammed Nabi, Lockie Ferguson, Carlos Brathwaite, Colin Munro, Chris Lynn, Faf du Plessis, Mujeeb-Ur Rahman, Sunil Narine, Colin Ingram, Quinton de Kock, Colin de Grandhomme, D’arcy Short, Jimmy Neesham and Glenn Phillips are the notable international stars featuring in the Men’s Hundred along with current English cricketers.
The Women’s Hundred is packed with an even more exciting international quota of players. Shafali Verma, Erin Burns, Deepthi Sharma, Deandra Dottin, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur, Lizelle Lee, Mignon du Preez, Jemimah Rodriguez, Laura Wolvaardt, Laura Kimmince, Marizanne Kapp, Shabnim Ismail, Dane van Niekerk, Smrithi Mandhana, Stefanie Taylor, Rachel Priest, Heather Graham, Hayley Mathews, and Piepa Cleary are set to be in action this season.
Every format started as an experiment but cricket and its people rarely reject any of them. The Hundred is the brand-new design of the sport and it just might be a matter of time when we witness an international Hundred event.