The Hundred's viability has been undermined by the inaugural season of MLC, the place abroad gamers had been paid as much as $175,000 for no less than 5 matches throughout two-and-a-half weeks. While the competitions don't conflict immediately, a lot of the world's greatest T20 gamers have opted to play within the United States as a substitute of England. Earlier this month, Surrey's Sunil Narine opted out of a proposed trans-Atlantic dash to participate within the Vitality Blast Finals Day, preferring as a substitute to give attention to his MLC contract with San Francisco Knight Riders.