Big bash News

Bancroft, who was permitted to play for his Perth club Willetton during his ban, could make his Big Bash return against Hobart Hurricanes on Sunday.

The idea is not completely unprecedented and Sheffield Shield matches were frequently played at Adelaide Oval on Christmas Day until the late 1960s

Australia's high-octane Big Bash League launches its seventh season on Tuesday with the whiz-bang Twenty20 cricket league looking to build on attendance and television ratings successes, with Perth Scorchers favourites to win another crown.

The 31-year-old Chamba-born Joban has played for Delhi and Himachal Pradesh at the Under-19 and Under-22 level and was part of the 2002 Cooch Behar Trophy. 

Former Pakistan head coach, Waqar Younis believes cricket boards need to increase their monitoring of franchise-based T20 leagues and educate the players to keep the sport clean of corruption.

Eight as yet unnamed teams will play 36 games over a 38-day summer window in the season, with four home games per team.

The injury forced Lynn out of Australia`s one-day squad for their matches against Pakistan last month.

Peter Handscomb, who has impressed as a Test batsman would make his ODI debut against Pakistan on Thursday.

The new eight-team tournament will run in addition to the existing Twenty20 Blast competition involving all 18 first-class counties.

Lasith Malinga bowled a devastating spell of six wickets for seven runs for the Melbourne Stars in Australia's Big Bash competition in 2012.

Zampa did well in Big Bash League, ICC WT20 and the IPL.

KP Thinks that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are real superstars of the game.

Khawaja`s spot was taken by Shaun Marsh for the third and final Test against New Zealand.