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Lalit Modi Exclusive: The IPL, “Test Cricket is Dying” & The Hundred Will Fail!

4/16/20261 hr 21 min

In this Overlap Cricket Exclusive, Michael Vaughan sits down with IPL founder Lalit Modi for a fascinating and explosive conversation about the future of cricket.

Modi shares his vision for the global game, from the rise of the IPL as a $20 billion powerhouse to bold claims that “Test cricket is dying” and The Hundred “will completely die in three years.”

He also gives a rare insight into the business of cricket, revealing how player salaries are set to skyrocket, predicting that Jacob Bethell could earn $16 million a year, and explaining why leagues like MLC are...

Clips

Radical plan to save Tests
Hundred will die soon
$2B offer turned down
IPL salaries to explode
Owner called a clown
Six sixes and a Porsche
Make Tests four-day nights
MLC, ILT20 are disasters
Redirect ICC money now
From grief to renewal

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 10:00

    Before we get started, I'd like to thank our partners, Betfair. Hit Subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Enjoy the show. What are we doing today, Michael?

  2. Michael Vaughan· Host0:08

    Well, I'll tell you where we are. We're in, uh, Belgravia, um, just around the corner from the King's residence actually. Uh, we are going to have a chat with, you could argue, um, the guy that changed cricket forever, Lalit Modi. Created the IPL, the Indian Premier League. This is his pad. Nice front door. It's a big one.

  3. Speaker 10:29

    Right. So let's go in.

  4. Michael Vaughan· Host0:30

    Let's get in there.

  5. Lalit Modi· Guest0:31

    Hey.

  6. Michael Vaughan· Host0:33

    Ah, Lalit.

  7. Lalit Modi· Guest0:35

    How are you, my friend?

  8. Michael Vaughan· Host0:36

    You've got- Nice to see you ... you've got a nice house here.

  9. Lalit Modi· Guest0:39

    Thank you for coming.

  10. Michael Vaughan· Host0:40

    Your door's not quite big enough.

  11. Lalit Modi· Guest0:41

    Oh, well, we'll... next time I'll make it a point.

  12. Michael Vaughan· Host0:45

    I see you've got all your cars lined up outside. This is beautiful. You got an electric bike.

  13. Lalit Modi· Guest0:48

    I got some electric bikes.

  14. Michael Vaughan· Host0:50

    Yeah?

  15. Lalit Modi· Guest0:50

    Yes.

  16. Michael Vaughan· Host0:52

    I can see you on one of these around London.

  17. Lalit Modi· Guest0:54

    Well, I... actually, you know, let me tell you, I haven't ridden one of them yet.

  18. Michael Vaughan· Host0:58

    [laughs] [laughs] Thanks for having us.

  19. Lalit Modi· Guest1:00

    My pleasure.

  20. Michael Vaughan· Host1:01

    Thank you.

  21. Lalit Modi· Guest1:01

    My pleasure.

  22. Michael Vaughan· Host1:02

    [gentle music] What's your crystal ball saying about The Hundred?

  23. Lalit Modi· Guest1:06

    It'll die in three years. Completely die.

  24. Michael Vaughan· Host1:08

    Die?

  25. Lalit Modi· Guest1:09

    Die, completely. It'll be finished. It won't be there. Somebody's gonna shoot me for saying this. First time I'm saying this. Let the IPL teams own test cricket teams.

  26. Michael Vaughan· Host1:18

    All right, so Jacob Bethel from England, y- you're predicting by then he could be on 16 million- Dollars a year ... a year.

  27. Lalit Modi· Guest1:26

    For two months. You made the fundamental mistake

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