In the series opener of The Hundred 2025, where the London Spirit took on the Oval Invincibles, many players couldn’t take part due to the recently concluded five-match Test series. The Hundred tournament started just 24 hours after the Test series, and the Spirits missed their key players – Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith, and Jamie Overton, who were all part of the final Test. And, one of the investors in the Spirit team, Nikesh Arora, commented on this.

“I just think that in future we have to make sure it’s timed in such a way that if you’re only going to have a 26-day tournament where many people invested hundreds of millions of pounds, it’s only fair that we create enough space so all the right people can play,” Arora said, speaking to The Telegraph.

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“Some of the guys were required to rest until a few days after the first match which is kind of disappointing. I understand it. I think for the future it requires better planning. I would never want a sportsperson to be extended because we want them to play well for a very long period of time. They’ve just come out of a spectacular series, made even more spectacular by the ending. I’m still smiling from it,” he further added.

Meanwhile, the other investor in London Spirit, Satyan Gajwani, also said that there is going to be a bit of friction between both the Test matches and the Hundred as well. But, he reassured that the game will be good for the audience.

“We also saw that with the IPL in its first five years. Any new format is going to have tension, and there’s going to be tension between Tests and the Hundred. But I think overall, it’s good for the game. I think it attracts different audiences. It widens the scope of fans that could be interested in cricket,” Satyan Gajwani stated.