Archive · 26 Jun 2025
ECB and BCCI Join Forces to Thwart Saudi T20 League
The cricket boards of England (ECB) and India (BCCI) are working together to stop a new T20 cricket league that Saudi Arabia wants to start.
The ECB and BCCI are worried that this new league could hurt their own important tournaments.
They have agreed that their players will not be allowed to play in the Saudi league, and they will also ask the International Cricket Council (ICC) not to support it.
ECB and BCCI are opposing a new Saudi Arabia-backed T20 league.
Officials from both boards met during the ICC World Test Championship final.
The league aims to adopt a Grand Slam model with events worldwide.
The ECB and BCCI agreed not to allow their players to participate.
They will lobby the ICC to withhold endorsement of the league.
- Who
- ECB, BCCI, Saudi Arabia's SRJ Sports Investments, and ICC.
- What
- ECB and BCCI are opposing the Saudi Arabia-backed T20 league.
- When
- Officials met during the ICC World Test Championship final.
- Where
- Lord's
- Why
- To protect their own tournaments.
ECB/BCCI's Perspective
Saudi T20 League Perspective
Financial Interests
ECB/BCCI's Perspective
Protect existing revenue streams from their leagues.
Saudi T20 League Perspective
Establish a new, potentially lucrative cricket league.
- League Backer
- Saudi Arabia's SRJ Sports Investments
- Proposed Model
- Grand Slam-style
- Opposing Boards
- ECB, BCCI
- Meeting Location
- ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord's
Sources
ECB and BCCI join hands to scuttle ambitious Saudi T20: Media reports
BCCI, ECB Unite To 'Thwart' Saudi T20 League, ICC Endorsement Unlikely: Report
BCCI, ECB unite to fend off Saudi T20 league threat
ECB and BCCI Join Hands to Oppose Ambitious Saudi T20: Media Reports
