Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Could cricket crack Europe with a the ETPL, a new T20 franchise league?

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Former South African batter and Rotterdam Dockers co-owner Jonty Rhodes joins Stumped to discuss the new European T20 Premier League, which gets underway next week. Featuring six franchise-based city teams across the Netherlands, Ireland and Scotland, Jonty says the new venture can play a major role in helping cricket grow across Europe.

00:00 Introduction
01:03 How did Jonty Rhodes come to be involved?
03:30 What could this mean for the associate nations?
07:58 Jonty Rhodes on attracting cricket’s big stars
09:35 Could short-form cricket eclipse the Test game?
12:03 The Bollywood effect
13:36 Jonty Rhodes’ idea of success for the ETPL
16:04 Will Jonty Rhodes really stay in his lane?
17:17 The team assess the longevity of the ETPL

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