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Big Bash League Faces Uncertain Future as Franchise Privatisation Plans Stall

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Big Bash League Faces Uncertain Future as Franchise Privatisation Plans Stall

By AFP News May 24, 2026 • 08:44 AM View: 565

As Twenty20 cricket competitions explode around the world, Australia's Big Bash League is struggling to chart a vision for the future, after plans to privatise its franchises stalled.

Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg is adamant that outside investment is necessary to shore up the game's financial future and keep pace with a boom in other well-funded leagues played in a similar time slot.

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