BBL Ownership Plans Hit Roadblock as Two Clubs Reject Sale Proposal
Cricket Australia has been hit with a setback in their process to start a partial sale of BBL teams. Making the tournament similar to The Hundred and IPL, the board proposed the idea to the state associations. The idea has now been rejected by teams, which includes Queensland and New South Wales.
Cricket Australia proposed an idea a few weeks back which was made with an objective to grow the league. The board proposed the idea of putting the Big Bash League teams on a partial sale, which means a part of the team will be bidded to the new owners. This idea was supposed to be put up on the table for the state associations to consider.
Since it would be the state associations who will hold a major part of the team, getting a green flag from them was necessary. But things didn't go as the board expected them to happen. This proposed idea has now been rejected by two state associations, which includes Queensland and New South Wales.
New South Wales was the first to reject this idea, and now Queensland has joined the list. Cricket Australia has confirmed that they will be exploring some new alternatives in the coming weeks, and bring those on the table.
Our Take
While all the other T20 leagues have some teams owned by IPL owners, Big Bash League has been the only one without it. The board has been working out on ways in which they could expand the BBL to India. And the best possible way to do it was by inviting IPL owners to invest in the BBL teams. Since the state associations have rejected this idea, it remains to be seen what alternative CA will come up with.
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