Tymal Mills: From Nearly Retiring at 22 to a Mega IPL Deal & OnlyFans Partnerships (Ep120)

Tymal Mills: From Nearly Retiring at 22 to a Mega IPL Deal & OnlyFans Partnerships (Ep120)

From Business of Sport by Charlie and Harry Stebbings

May 19, 2026 · 1h 46m

About this episode

Tymal Mills discusses his journey from nearly retiring at 22 to becoming a prominent figure in T20 cricket and leveraging partnerships for athlete branding.

Today we’re delighted to welcome Tymal Mills to the show. One of the fastest bowlers to grace cricket, Tymal has had a fascinating career. Forced to specialise as a T20 player because of injury, much of his career has been spent touring the world playing franchise cricket. He is World Cup winner with England, the leading wicket taker in The Hundred, one of the most expensive IPL buys in history, and as indicated through a bold partnership with OnlyFans last year, is pushing the boundaries of how athletes leverage content to build value off the pitch. This is about a lot more than cricket. It’s one of the stories you need to hear, so we are delighted to welcome Tymal to Business of Sport. A huge thank you to our amazing partners on the show: Airwallex The intelligent financial platform for global businesses ⁠⁠https://www.airwallex.com/uk/⁠ Gemini We empower the most confident sports organisations on Earth ⁠⁠https://geminisports.ai/⁠ If you’re interested in partnering with the show, please reach out to us at ⁠⁠bos@20vc.com

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Hosts: Charlie Stebbings, Harry Stebbings

Guest: Tymal Mills

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