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The Hundred 2026: Why England’s 100-Ball League Is Suddenly Big News in India

By Charanpal Singh Sobti March 12, 2026 • 09:27 AM View: 150

IPL 2026 is scheduled to start from 28 March, but India has suddenly been woken up by the news of a players’ auction to form teams for a white-ball professional league called The Hundred.

This tournament commenced in the 2021 English cricket season, but with our own IPL being the envy of the cricketing world, and with none of the Indian stars participating (in the men’s event), India never seriously paid attention to The Hundred.