Australia Star Voices Concerns Over BBL Overhaul: 'A Lot Happening Behind The Scenes'

BBL sell-off plans will be on the right side of history

Modern cricket is a dual-format sport: Tests supply history and depth, and T20 provides the commercial engine that funds the lot. Since the Indian Premier League’s 2008 launch, T20 has exploded.

'Worth less at Manuka': Victoria slaps down Canberra's bid, but Boorer undeterred for Big Bash ownership

Cricket Australia's push to privatise the Big Bash League and put the Melbourne Renegades on the market could open the door for a Canberra team.

Australia Star Voices Concerns Over BBL Overhaul: 'A Lot Happening Behind The Scenes'

Cricket Australia recently announced its decision to welcome private investment into the BBL, while also introducing a new player contracting system.

JOHNSON: Does CA really still have control over the BBL?

Cricket Australia says private investment in BBL clubs won’t affect its control over the competition, but that’s hard to believe. Control has a habit of being chipped away over time, writes Mitchell Johnson.

Cricket Australia announces sale of Big Bash League franchise to private investors

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday that private investment would be introduced into the Big Bash League (BBL) from the 2027-28 season, with the sale of the Melbourne Renegades Twenty20 franchise. An earlier CA privatisation proposal, which would have allowed the sale of 49% of BBL franchises and 100% of a team from […]

Cricket Australia drops BBL privatisation bombshell

Reading Time: 4 minutes  In Australian cricket’s most consequential announcement in a generation, Cricket Australia has finally revealed its long-awaited plans to privatise the Big Bash League. CA’s move makes sense on paper, but of course, cricket’s home is not on a balance sheet. Cricket lives in the hearts and minds of its fans, to whom CA’s move signifies a death knell for Australian cricket. The answer, as ever, lies somewhere in the middle…