Australia’s Big Bash League season-opener to be played in India
SYDNEY, July 10 (Reuters) – The opening match of next season’s Big Bash League (BBL) will take place in India in December, Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, as tournament organisers look to tap into cricket’s most lucrative market. The December 12 match between Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers in Chennai will make the domestic Australian Twenty20 competition the first foreign franchise league to play in India. “I am excited to expand cooperation with India on sport, which not only brings joy to Australians but boosts trade, tourism and investment,” Albanese said on the final day of Indian