Sunrisers Leeds have retained England gamers Harry Brook and Brydon Carse for the 2026 version of The Hundred, with Daniel Vettori named because the franchise’s new males’s head coach.
Multi-format internationals Brook and Carse have been with the crew, referred to as Northern Superchargers till a current takeover, for the reason that match’s 2021 inaugural season.
The Solar Group, house owners of Indian Premier League aspect Sunrisers Hyderabad, last year paid just over £100m for a 100% stake within the franchise who’re based mostly at Yorkshire’s Headingley house.
Brook, 26, and Carse, 30, had been each a part of England’s current Ashes marketing campaign and are of their provisional squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup.
Take a look at vice-captain and white-ball England skipper Brook came under scrutiny for his off-field behaviour earlier than and in the course of the Ashes, which Australia gained 4-1.
Batter Brook performed 9 of the Superchargers’ matches within the 2025 version of The Hundred, scoring 227 runs at a median of 37.83 and is reportedly set to earn within the area of £500,000 for his participation with Sunrisers.
Quick bowler Carse didn’t characteristic in any respect final yr within the competitors, having been rested by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) with a view to handle his workload.
This summer time’s version of The Hundred will run from 21 July to 16 August, happening in a spot within the schedule between England’s white-ball sequence towards India and a Take a look at sequence towards Pakistan.
Sunrisers Leeds have additionally introduced all-rounder Mitch Marsh and seamer Nathan Ellis as their direct signings, with the skilled Australian duo set to be out there for the entire match.
Groups in The Hundred are allowed to make as much as 4 pre-auction retentions or direct signings with the first-ever public sale set to happen in March.
Former New Zealand spinner Vettori, 46, takes over from ex-England captain Andrew Flintoff as head coach of the boys’s franchise crew.
Flintoff, 48, had been in command of the Superchargers for the previous two seasons however said he was “worth more” than what the Sunrisers supplied him.
Vettori has been head coach of IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad since 2023.
“I’m trying ahead to the upcoming season with the Sunrisers and hope the orange military can fill the stands,” Vettori stated.
