The Hundred is set for big changes following its fifth season

English cricket chiefs want to see The Hundred become its equivalent of Wimbledon as the franchise competition heads for the biggest changes in its short history.

The Hundred board, comprising new investors , meets today to discuss next steps, with a change in financial distributions, commercial deals, team names and the titular format all on the table.

The goal is to make The Hundred appointment viewing for those who do not follow cricket the rest of the year, much like the SW19 Grand Slam is in tennis.

“It will be talked about in the same way that Wimbledon is,” The Hundred managing director Vikram Banerjee told The Telegraph .

“I’m not a massive tennis fan, except for two weeks of the summer when I know everything ab

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