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Exciting Auction Ahead: The Hundred's Competitive Shift in 2026

3/11/2026

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The Hundred will hold its first auction on March 10-11, 2026, switching to competitive bidding.
New overseas investors aim to increase competition among franchises.
A total of 243 players, including Aiden Markram and Adil Rashid, are on shortlist.
Concerns arise about excluding Pakistani players amid diplomatic tensions, despite the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)'s performance-based selection pledge.
The men's salary pot is £2.05 million; the women's pot is £880,000.

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The Hundred will hold its first auction on March 10-11, 2026, switching to competitive bidding.
New overseas investors aim to increase competition among franchises.
A total of 243 players, including Aiden Markram and Adil Rashid, are on shortlist.
Concerns arise about excluding Pakistani players amid diplomatic tensions, despite the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)'s performance-based selection pledge.
The men's salary pot is £2.05 million; the women's pot is £880,000.