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…
4 min readJul 10, 2026 11:12 PM IST India and Australia decided to strengthen sports cooperation and announced a roadmap as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, as part of his two-day Australia visit. The two leaders announced that the opening match of the…
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…
3 min readJul 10, 2026 08:47 AM IST Cricket Australia on Friday confirmed that the Big Bash League’s first overseas match, involving defending champions Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades, will be played at India’s iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in December this year. The match will be the opener of the 16th edition of…
4 min readJun 11, 2026 07:58 PM IST When Nikhli Chaudhary got stuck in Australia during COVID-19, little did he or his family back home in Punjab know that the inconvenience would eventually result in him getting called up for the Aussie T20 side in just over six years time. A former teammate of Shubman…
Nikhil Chaudhary (Getty Images) Delhi-born spin-bowling all-rounder Nikhil Chaudhary has moved a step closer to a remarkable cricketing milestone after being named in Australia’s T20I squad for the upcoming series against Bangladesh.The 30-year-old has become the first Indian-born male cricketer in more than 60 years to earn a place in an Australian national squad. Australia…
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…
Melbourne’s two Big Bash League sides — the Stars and the Renegades — are set to merge into a single T20 franchise, but the move has sparked “confusion, uncertainty and anxiety” among players. Cricket Victoria’s plan unveiled Wednesday will see the Melbourne Stars retained by the state governing body but rebranded and the Melbourne Renegades…
Former English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was on Tuesday unveiled as the men’s head coach of Big Bash League side Sydney Thunder. The 48-year-old signed a two-year contract with Thunder to mark his first coaching job outside the UK. “When the opportunity to coach Sydney Thunder arose, obviously I was excited,” said Flintoff. “One of my…
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…
