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The ETPL is being run in collaboration with the cricket boards of Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Bollywood actor and film producer Abhishek Bachchan is a part-owner of the league in conjunction with Rules Sport Tech, a private Indian company.<\/p>\n
As reported by BBC Sport earlier this year, the franchises have been sold for \u00a311.1m ($15m) over a 10-year period.<\/p>\n
Teams will have a total salary budget in the region of \u00a31.1m ($1.5m) per season, with the inaugural tournament taking place from 26 August to 20 September.<\/p>\n
The ETPL is set to clash with England’s Test series against Pakistan, which rules out multi-format players such as Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell and Jofra Archer.<\/p>\n
But with the 2026 edition of The Hundred scheduled to run from late July to mid-August any England players with white-ball contracts would, in theory, be available to participate.<\/p>\n
England begin a T20 series against Sri Lanka on 15 September.<\/p>\n
Any centrally-contracted England players who wish to take part would require a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the England and Wales Cricket Board.<\/p>\n
County-contracted players just on white-ball deals would be free to play with an NOC given there is no clash with The Hundred or The Blast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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