EXCLUSIVE: Australian players demand a bigger slice of the pie if BBL is sold

PL reports on push by Australian players to get a bigger pay day if private investors come to town insisting that they are entitled to a cut

Cricket Australia is dealing with several serious issues ahead of its proposed sale of the BBL to private interests, among them a push for players to earn a bigger slice of revenues and the reluctance of key states to give control of the game to private investors whose priorities will not align with those of Australian cricket.

Reports that Indian owners have banned Pakistan players from playing for their franchises in England’s The Hundred further drives home the last point.