Is the England cricket board mulling T10s for domestic cricket?

Are Ten10s the next in thing in cricket? If reports are to believed, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is planning to introduce 10-over cricket in England’s domestic circuit following talks between the board’s top officials and the owner of the inaugural T10 league in the United Arab Emirates.

In March, a meeting took place between ECB’s chief executive Tom Harrison and T10 league founder Shaji Ul Mulk where the prospects of importing the format to England were taken up

Though the ECB’s plan for “The Hundred” (per innings of 100 balls including 15 overs of six balls and one over of ten deliveries) has received widespread criticism, there is yet no suggestion that T10 is the new format to replace it soon according to ESPNcricinfo.

The jam-packed cricket itinerary has also raised questions over the wisdom of introducing yet another new format and it was believed that the T10 version could be seen as a format to bridge the recreational and professional games, something which is seen in rugby.

A new revelation altogether?

Another viewpoint suggests that at the Dubai meeting, the ECB actually looked for an option to reformulate their vision for cricket from 2020 onwards, the report added. The Professional Cricketers’ Association and the ECB’s own working party looking after the game’s future structure seemed to have no prior knowledge about the meeting.

The maiden T10 competition run by the Emirates Cricket Board in Sharjah in December 2017 saw the participation of many English players, including captain Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales, who recently played in the limited overs’ series against India. The inaugural tournament was won by Kerala Kings and its popularity saw the format including two more teams (from six to eight) in 2018.

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