BBL 2021 : Cricket Australia announces BBL 10 schedule, Hurricanes to take on Sixers in the season opener
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As the world recovers from the pandemic, cricket seems to be adapting well to the post-pandemic era. As the world of cricket is taking giant leaps towards the new normal, Cricket Australia has announced the schedule for the 10th season of the Big Bash League. The venues for the first 21 games which will feature this December is final. While that of the matches for next year are subject to restrictions imposed by the government. And hence are yet to be decided.
CA adds in a statement that the second half of the league will be declared in a few weeks time. They are counting on the relaxation of state boundary restrictions to organise the league in the best possible way.
“The match-ups, start times and broadcasters for all BBL-10 regular season games have been confirmed, with venues in Tasmania, ACT, Queensland, and South Australia locked in for the 21 matches to be played in December,” Cricket Australia said in a statement.
“Venues for matches scheduled in the New Year will be announced in the coming weeks. The League hopes the easing of border restrictions around the country will allow matches to be played in every state throughout the tournament. The health and safety of players, staff, and fans will always remain the number one priority,” it added.
The most complex fixturing task
CA’s head of BBL affairs Alistair Dobson hails it as “the most complex fixturing task” ever undertaken by the league. Dubson is glad that after a year of hardships they are finally able to deliver. The confirmation of the fixtures is a big relieve to their fans and stakeholders.
“This is, without doubt, the most complex fixturing task ever undertaken by the League and we are excited with where it has landed. It has been a difficult year for so many people around Australia and we look forward to bringing the BBL to every state should border conditions allow us to,” Dobson said in a statement.
“We are also pleased to provide certainty to our Clubs, players, broadcasters, commercial partners and governments today with confirmation of match-ups, dates and start times for the entire BBL-10 campaign, and venues for matches through to the end of 2020,” he added.
There have been reports that veteran Indian stars MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh might feature in the BBL.
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