Is the BCCI considering its own version of the Hundred?

The inaugural edition of England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) newest creation, The Hundred, was originally scheduled to be played in 2020 but the tournament was postponed to 2021 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. This new limited-over format, which aims to draw more fans to watch the game, seems to have drawn the attention of many cricket boards.

Speaking to Sky Sports, the ECB Chief Colin Graves claimed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have been "regularly asking" about the brand new tournament, which has seen the light of day under his administration.

“I know that some of the countries abroad, India in particular, are looking at their own,” Graves told Sky Sports. “They have been talking to me about it for the last year on a regular basis. So around the world it has created a lot of excitement."

Colin Graves further explained the challenges his board faced while creating this whole new one-of-a-kind 100-ball tournament. 

“I think the biggest challenge was getting The Hundred off the ground. We had all the pushback initially but I think people are now starting to see the advantages of it. I think it is the right thing to be doing and will be a valuable asset to the ECB going forward, both from a profit perspective and playing point of view," he explained.

“I think people, certainly in cricket, don’t like change. I don’t think they realised we are trying to attract a new audience – women, children and families, which we never really had coming to cricket," he added.