Glenn Maxwell, Steve Waugh Join as Franchise Owners
- Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and former captain Steve Waugh are among the franchise owners in a new European Twenty20 league, which will begin in August after two false...
- Backed by the cricket boards of Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands, and approved by the governing International Cricket Council, the European T20 Premier League's (ETPL) founders include Bollywood...
- "Mainland Europe is not known for cricket," Bachchan said in Sydney, where they unveiled owners of the three teams, including the Amsterdam franchise owned by a group that...
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and former captain Steve Waugh are among the franchise owners in a new European Twenty20 league, which will begin in August after two false starts.
Backed by the cricket boards of Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands, and approved by the governing International Cricket Council, the European T20 Premier League‘s (ETPL) founders include Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan.
Cricketing great Steve Waugh, left, bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, and hockey champ Jamie Dwyer.Credit: AFR
“Mainland Europe is not known for cricket,” Bachchan said in Sydney, where they unveiled owners of the three teams, including the Amsterdam franchise owned by a group that includes Waugh and Jamie Dwyer, a five-time International Hockey Federation player of the year.
“It’s an opportunity to create a huge cricket ecosystem in and around Europe. With ETPL, we hope we can bring the magic of cricket euphoria to mainland Europe.”