Photo via ESPN CricinfoSeptember 9, 2026 · ESPN Cricinfo
Cricket New South Wales has voiced strong opposition to Cricket Australia's ongoing efforts to privatise the Big Bash League. In an official communication issued on Wednesday, the state governing body took aim at the national board's strategic direction, expressing deep disapproval of both the overarching plan to invite private ownership and the specific methods being used to execute it. Alongside its criticism of the administrative procedure, Cricket NSW underscored the various hazards that this commercial transition could pose to the wider sport.