Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium CHENNAI: It’s official. The MA Chidambaram Stadium will host the opening match of Big Bash League (BBL) between defending champions Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades on Dec 12. It will be the first time a match from a foreign franchise league is held in India. The game is scheduled to begin…
Australia’s Big Bash League will break new ground in December, with Chennai set to host the competition’s first match outside Australia. After months of speculation, the Melbourne Renegades’ clash with the Perth Scorchers on December 12 was confirmed at a special event at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, attended by Australian Prime Minister Anthony…
Hobart Hurricanes all-rounder Nikhil Chaudhary is on the verge of making history after earning a call-up to Australia’s T20I squad for next week’s series against Bangladesh. The 30-year-old was drafted into the squad following Travis Head’s withdrawal on personal leave. Chaudhary, currently playing for JB Bruges in the EUT20 competition in Belgium after a stint…
2 min readMay 18, 2026 10:38 PM IST Big Bash is heading to India. Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium is set to host the opening game of the new BBL season starting in the second week of December 2026, with Cricket Australia having received encouraging signals from the Board of Control for Cricket in India after…
