‘I love cricket’: Jude Bellingham buys stake in The Hundred’s Birmingham Phoenix

A lifelong cricket fan, Bellingham played for Hagley Cricket Club as a teenager before turning his attention to football and rising through the ranks at Birmingham City.

New Delhi: England international and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has acquired a 1.2% stake in The Hundred franchise Birmingham Phoenix, worth a reported aprroximately 1 million pounds (Rs 12.68 crore).

The Edgbaston-based side was among the eight teams put up for sale last year, with Knighthead Capital Management, which owns football club Birmingham City, bought a 49% stake for 40 million pounds (around Rs 504 crore) while Warwickshire County Cricket Club retained the remaining 51%.

Bellingham has taken 0.6% from both entities, leaving Warwickshire with majority control at 50.4%, while Knighthead holds 48.4%.

A lifelong cricket fan, Bellingham........

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