Lancashire believe their new IPL partners can help the county’s Hundred franchise “challenge” Manchester United and Manchester City as attractions in “the UK’s number one sporting city”.
We want the Manchester franchise in the Hundred to be become the third biggest sports team in Manchester and challenge those two sports teams in Manchester (United and City).
RPSG Group, the owners of Lucknow Super Giants, have agreed to pay around £80million for a 70 per cent share of Manchester Originals, one of eight investment deals that will bring more than £520m of new money into the domestic game and an immediate £25m into the Red Rose coffers.
Speaking at a launch event at Emirates Old Trafford, just a stone’s throw from its footballing namesake, he said: “We’ve talked about Manchester being probably the UK’s number one sporting city.
England opener Phil Salt, who plays for Lancashire and the Originals and also has experience of the IPL, is also expecting the influx of cash to provide a shot in the arm for a competition which has always divided opinion among cricket fans.
