Big Bash League

An Aussie ready to rain sixes with self-made bats

“I’ve just found my new favourite player. I love him!” said Adam Gilchrist, one of Australia’s most destructive batters ever, after watching Big Bash League (BBL) sensation Josh Brown in action.

Hard-hitting Ross getting no favours from Cutting

Australian cricketer Alex Ross has just come to the BPL after playing the Big Bash League with Sydney Thunder. While he played alongside David Warner and Alex Hales in the Big Bash on January 14, franchise cricket's demand brought him to Bangladesh for the first time yesterday, and he will have to quickly adjust to new conditions and gel with new teammates.

The Bull can’t refuse the rodeo 

Australian opener is set to have quite an eventful day tomorrow as the 37-year-old nicknamed ‘The Bull’ will first attend his brother’s wedding and then fly back to Sydney to play in a Big Bash League fixture. 

Mujeeb omitted from Melbourne team over NOC

The row surrounding Mujeeb Ur Rahman's request to be omitted from Afghanistan's central contract list for 2024 has continued, with the spinner removed from Melbourne Renegades' squad for their game on Tuesday.

England's Curran loses appeal over intimidating umpire

The Sydney Sixers' Curran was slapped with the punishment following a pre-match incident against the Hobart Hurricanes this month

Curran handed four-match Big Bash ban for intimidating umpire

Sydney Sixers all-rounder Tom Curran has been handed a four-match ban for intimidating an umpire before a Big Bash League game, the team said on Thursday.

Rashid Khan out of BBL with back injury

Star Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan pulled out of Australia's Big Bash League Thursday with a back injury that requires minor surgery, his team said.

Three Bangladeshis in Big Bash draft

Three Bangladeshi cricketers enlisted their names on the 13th edition of the Big Bash T20 League players draft, with the league scheduled to begin on December 7.

'Raise the roof': BBL players fume over 'bizarre' rule

A controversial Big Bash League (BBL) rule came under the spotlight during Saturday's Melbourne derby when two batsmen were each awarded six runs after hitting the roof when they could have been out caught instead.

December 16, 2022
December 16, 2022

Sydney Thunder all out for 15 in record Big Bash crash

Sydney Thunder entered the cricket record books in the most unwanted fashion on Friday after being bowled out for just 15 in their Big Bash League match with Adelaide Strikers -- the lowest T20 score in history.

August 21, 2022
August 21, 2022

Warner returns to Big Bash after nine years

David Warner will play in the Big Bash League (BBL) for the first time in 10 seasons around the new year in a major coup for the Australian competition in an increasingly crowded Twenty20 marketplace.

July 16, 2022
July 16, 2022

Pakistan wants ICC to regulate growth of T20 leagues

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Saturday that it has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to devise a way to regulate the growth of lucrative Twenty20 leagues with rising concerns about its impact on the sport's calendar.

May 14, 2017
May 14, 2017

'Fizz, Rashid good enough for BBL'

Next summer's Australian Big Bash League could feature its first-ever players from Bangladesh and Afghanistan after Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques said that teams would be 'silly' to not look into talents like Mustafizur Rahman and Rashid Khan.

February 3, 2017
February 3, 2017

Cricket: Pietersen fined over Big Bash mic comment

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has been charged with a code of conduct breach in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League and fined, Cricket Australia said on Friday.

January 31, 2017
January 31, 2017

Cricket: Finch to captain Aussie Twenty20 team against Sri Lanka

Opening batsman Aaron Finch will lead the Australian Twenty20 team in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka with captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner resting ahead of the tour of India.

January 29, 2017
January 29, 2017

Cricket: Australia's Big Bash cricket league smashes records

Records have tumbled for the Twenty20 Big Bash League, with Cricket Australia saying Sunday the enormous crowds and viewership for the fast-paced format this season has surpassed expectations.

January 25, 2017
January 25, 2017

Aussie paceman Joe Mennie suffers 'brain bleed' after hit

Australian paceman Joe Mennie suffered a "minor brain bleed" and fractured skull after a ball hit his head during training, Cricket Australia (CA) said Wednesday.

December 27, 2016
December 27, 2016

Cricket: Green light for Russell's black bat in Big Bash

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell was given the all-clear to use his black bat in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League on Tuesday after it was initially banned for leaving marks on the ball.

December 21, 2016
December 21, 2016

Big Bash bans Andre Russell's black bat

Cricket officials Wednesday banned a black bat used by West Indian Andre Russell in Australia's T20 Big Bash League because its colour marks the ball.

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