The Big Bash League's 2026 season will kick off in Chennai, India, during a week-long Australian cultural festival.

Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese will be at the MCG on Friday alongside cricket and AFL bosses for a series of announcements.

It's a one-year arrangement for now.

The move, announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is designed to grow the game’s offshore popularity.

SYDNEY, July 10 : 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…

India and Australia have launched a Sports Collaboration Roadmap, strengthening their partnership. The Big Bash Cricket League's opening match will be held in Chennai, India.…

Chennai will host the first overseas BBL match as Renegades face Scorchers, with Cricket Australia also open to staging an IPL game Down Under. | Cricket

Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League will open its season this year in Chennai -- the first foreign cricket league to play in the huge Indian market.

The Big Bash League's 2026 season will kick off in Chennai, India, during a week-long Australian cultural festival.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), where they unveiled the India-Australia Sports…

The opening match of Australian men's cricket's Big Bash League will take place in India in December, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

The ground-breaking game between defending champions Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers will take place in Chennai in mid-December

The Big Bash League opener will be held in Chennai in December. With Australia hosting the 2032 Olympics and India’s ambition to host the 2036 Olympics, a Roadmap for Sports…