Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin might be the primary high-profile Indian cricketer to play within the Big Bash League (BBL) after being approached by the Australian board, in keeping with a media report on Friday (September 5, 2025).
Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg is in talks with the spinner, who ended his Indian Premier League (IPL) profession final month, over a attainable stint Down Under this season, in keeping with a report
“To get someone with Ashwin’s credentials to come over here for the BBL will be great at so many levels,” Greenberg instructed the web site.
“He’s a champion cricketer, who will bring a lot to the Big Bash and to our cricket summer.”
Ashwin gained two IPL titles with Chennai Super Kings earlier than quitting the world’s richest T20 match final month, saying he would change into an “explorer of the game around various leagues”.
While a number of members of the Indian girls’s workforce play within the BBL, the nation’s board doesn’t permit its contracted male gamers to play in abroad leagues.
Ashwin, who turns 39 this month, was India’s frontline check spinner earlier than he give up worldwide cricket final 12 months.
