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Melbourne Renegades players during a Big Bash League match. Photo: X@RenegadesBBL Advertisement
Cricket Australia has formally agreed to introduce private investment into the Big Bash Leagues, beginning with the sale of the Melbourne Renegades. The governing body wants the franchise operating under new ownership by the 2027/28 season, with the success of the process likely to determine whether other BBL clubs are eventually taken to market. Cricket…
Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) that private investment would be introduced into the Big Bash League (BBL) from the 2027-28 season, starting with the sale of the Melbourne Renegades Twenty20 franchise.
BBL privatisation one step closer | 00:31 Tim Miller from Fox SportsSeptember 8th, 2026 6:10 am
5 BBL teams in which Virat Kohli might fit the best if he is given a chance ever to take part in the highly decorated Australian league. The first match of the 2026-27 BBL is set to be held in Chepauk, India, marking the first-ever BBL to be played outside Australia.
Ben Stokes’s decision to play for Adelaide takes him back into the T20 franchise world after a brief stint with Big Bash side Melbourne Renegades in 2015. | Photo Credit: