{"id":3885,"date":"2026-04-20T01:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/lalit-modi-fires-back-at-kevin-pietersen-over-the-hundreds-future-timeline"},"modified":"2026-04-20T01:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:53:02","slug":"lalit-modi-fires-back-at-kevin-pietersen-over-the-hundreds-future-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/lalit-modi-fires-back-at-kevin-pietersen-over-the-hundreds-future-timeline","title":{"rendered":"Lalit Modi Fires Back at Kevin Pietersen Over The Hundred\u2019s Future Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IPL founder Lalit Modi and former England captain Kevin Pietersen have entered a public exchange over the future of England\u2019s 100-ball competition, The Hundred. The discussion began after Modi\u2014who previously served as chairman of the IPL\u2014made a sharp prediction that the tournament would no longer exist within the next three years, pointing to a range of practical and operational challenges behind his claim.<\/p>\n<p>Pietersen responded on X, insisting Modi\u2019s scenario would not come to pass. Instead, the former batter suggested The Hundred will be reshaped into a Twenty20-style event over the same three-year period, adding that it would effectively become the UK\u2019s counterpart to the IPL. \u201cIt\u2019ll just be the UK\u2019s version of the IPL. The format will change to T20,\u201d Pietersen wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Modi has now returned to the debate with a more thorough explanation of why he believes The Hundred cannot survive in its current form. He highlighted that the tournament\u2019s identity is built around a distinctive structure: each team plays a 100-ball innings, a format that differs from conventional T20 matchups.<\/p>\n<p>The Hundred, which was launched in 2021, is staged in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s competitions. Earlier this year, the tournament also held its first-ever player auction, where a number of uncapped English players attracted intense interest from franchises.<\/p>\n<p>James Coles topped the spending list after being bought by London Spirit for GBP 390,000 (around Rs 4.81 crore). 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