The lucrative Big Bash League (BBL), Cricket Australia’s (CA) goldmine, has had a gradual decline in popularity in the past couple of seasons sparking fears that the Twenty20 competition is in a terminal slump. ARTICLE CONTINUES AFTER ADVERTISEMENTThe current season has been marred by low crowds, poor matches on slow pitches and a downturn in television ratings. It is longer than the Indian Premier League (IPL), the most popular and successful Twenty20 competition in the world. CA chief executive Kevin Roberts has indicated the BBL’s (USD) modest $1.2 million salary cap will be reviewed in a desperate bid to lure marquee players. Potentially increasing the BBL salary cap is tricky and would require consultation from the Australian Cricketers’ Association due to concerns about domestic cricketers losing out financially and on playing opportunities.

Source: Forbes February 02, 2019 04:04 UTC