Stokes Big Bash deal could kickstart £3m franchise cricket pay day Sport Business Former England Test captain Ben Stokes has signed a deal with Australian T20 Big Bash team Adelaide Strikers in a move that could see him earn nearly £3m on the lucrative franchise circuit. Stokes, who retired from international cricket in June, has not played franchise cricket since the 2024 Hundred but has signed Down Under [...]
PwC sign sponsorship deal with major cricket team Sport Business PwC have entered into a partnership with a major cricket club as the professional services firm expands further into sport. The US branch of the Big Four organisation will become the sleeve partner of Major League Cricket team the Texas Super Kings. PwC’s Rob Baldwin described the deal as an alignment with their “commitment to [...]
T20 leagues should be ranked into tiers, MLC’s San Francisco Unicorns chief says Sport Business Global T20 leagues should be ranked in tiers to ringfence the best competitions and players, according to the chief of Major League Cricket club the San Francisco Unicorns. David White – whose Unicorns team shares investors with Hundred team London Spirit – says world governing body the ICC will be forced to adjust the cricket [...]
WhatsApp, Google, Adobe, YouTube investor group buys into US cricket June 9, 2025 Silicon Valley figures from Adobe, YouTube, Google, WhatsApp and Dropbox are among those to have invested in Major League Cricket (MLC) franchise the San Francisco Unicorns. They join figures from TV show The Big Bang Theory, Yodlee, and Menlo Ventures in going into sports ownership. Shantanu Narayen, chairman and chief executive at Adobe, is among [...]
IPL US franchise MI New York does deal with Accenture June 5, 2024 IT giant Accenture has stepped into the world of Major League Cricket, becoming principle partner of MI New York. The deal will see 2023 MLC champions MI New York feature Accenture on their match and training jerseys. “Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world and this is an exciting opportunity to innovate [...]