RCBs Director Of Cricket Joins New Franchise In Similar Position; Test Particulars
The Lord’s-based Hundred staff will retain the identify London Spirit after promoting a 49% stake to the Silicon Valley consortium “Tech Titans”, with former England efficiency director Mo Bobat set to take over as director of cricket.
“It is an honour to hitch London Spirit at such an thrilling time. The chance to form the cricketing way forward for this franchise, working with MCC and our new companions, the Tech Titans, is extremely thrilling. I am trying ahead to constructing one thing particular – on and off the sector,” Bobat stated.
MCC has been in talks with its new fairness associate for a while and plans to unveil refreshed staff branding – probably incorporating the membership’s iconic egg-and-bacon colors – forward of the 2026 season. Nevertheless, they’ve chosen to retain the London Spirit identify to protect an id that embodies “the capital’s vitality, range, and cricketing heritage”.
Bobat’s arrival marks the primary main transfer by any Hundred franchise for the reason that ECB authorized six of the eight fairness sale agreements final month. He’ll proceed in his IPL position as Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s director of cricket whereas linking up with Spirit from October.
London Spirit chairman, Julian Metherell, stated, “At the moment marks a big second for London Spirit. Mo Bobat brings unmatched experience and imaginative and prescient to the position of Director of Cricket, and we’re thrilled to welcome him. On the identical time, retaining the London Spirit identify displays our perception within the id that is been constructed – one which resonates with the capital, our followers, and our values. We now look forward to a brand new period, with recent vitality and clear goal.”
London Spirit males, led by coach Justin Langer, started their 2025 marketing campaign with a heavy defeat, bowled out for simply 80 in entrance of their new homeowners. Nevertheless, they rapidly recovered, securing a win over Welsh Hearth on the weekend.
