Overview
- Speaking on The Overlap Cricket podcast, IPL founder Lalit Modi said England’s 100-ball league will be gone within three to four years.
- He argued the competition leans on advertising in a country where sports TV revolves around subscriptions to Sky, which he says limits media-rights value.
- Modi added that broadcasters have little reason to push the event and that real returns for team owners would need to come from TV rights.
- He said the August-only window is its lone advantage and questioned whether the 100-ball format connects with fans.
- Former England batter Kevin Pietersen rejected the forecast, predicting the tournament will switch to T20 within three years rather than disappear, while several IPL franchises already hold stakes in teams.