BBL BBL 08

[eth-dog]

Reports today the AB DeVilliers manager is shopping him to clubs...who could actually land him?

Perth would have cap space. Stars maybe.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Ingram not coming over next BBL.

I may not actually be able to contain myself if AB De Villiers ends up in Adelaide, seriously love that bloke.

 

[Ishikawa]

Ingram not coming over next BBL.

I may not actually be able to contain myself if AB De Villiers ends up in Adelaide, seriously love that bloke.

Big loss as he's a bloody good player, but yes if AB ends up replacing him then happy days. Daresay it will be a Sydney or Melbourne team that gets him though.

 

[corbies]

I find it intriguing how much hype there seems to be around AB De Villiers coming to play in the big bash when I feel like there was no hype around him coming to play in Australia whenever he came here with South Africa. Its like now in retirement the general population has only just realised he is an absolute star.

 

[eth-dog]

I find it intriguing how much hype there seems to be around AB De Villiers coming to play in the big bash when I feel like there was no hype around him coming to play in Australia whenever he came here with South Africa. Its like now in retirement the general population has only just realised he is an absolute star.

Yeah it is a bit strange. Still, I love that he's coming out here, he's genuinely my favourite batsman in the world to watch when he's on.

And when he pulls off those freakish shots it's like "This is so unfair. Why is he allowed to be that good?"

 

[Aussie_boy]

Big loss as he's a bloody good player, but yes if AB ends up replacing him then happy days. Daresay it will be a Sydney or Melbourne team that gets him though.

Yeah the Strikers have already ruled it out.

 

[Cleavy]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...s/news-story/28411e17018df051f3cb72c644c3d4c4

Bravo to leave Stars

 

[Hamingja]

Big loss as he's a bloody good player, but yes if AB ends up replacing him then happy days. Daresay it will be a Sydney or Melbourne team that gets him though.

Ingram was better last year but I think overall he has been underwhelming in the big bash. A pass as an international signing and that is about it. His best work has been done outside of Australia.

 

[Ishikawa]

Agree his peak has been outside the big bash, but absolutely still was their most important batsman and the one held in highest regard by the opposition. Captaincy and bowling option rounds out his criticality. Will do well if they can find a satisfactory replacement, especially since it's basically a given that AB is going to be in Sydney.

 

[Blue Arrow]

Ingram didn't do much in the IPL either, not a good player of spin.

 

[Kyptastic]

No de Villiers for the big bash next season according to Craddock. Lost opportunity for the comp if they couldn’t get him over the line.

 

[ROOTA#6]

No de Villiers for the big bash next season according to Craddock. Lost opportunity for the comp if they couldn’t get him over the line.

Will have been a cash issue...will earn more in Bangladesh then in Australia.

 

[Gough]

Will have been a cash issue...will earn more in Bangladesh then in Australia.

They should have been imaginative, the Big Bash has a pretty big hole to fill next summer.

 

[ROOTA#6]

What would you do?

 

[Gough]

What would you do?

I'm not senior in CA but I would have thought third party deals, paid in $US, perhaps small liberties taken with the salary cap. The BB was pretty lacklustre last summer and they need to get guys like him onboard.

 

[eddiesmith]

Maybe they need to set a local salary cap and let teams buy their overseas players outside the cap, be the only way to attract better talent and not force a team to rid their local talent to afford them

 

[IKnowtheDog]

With the way he has played in the IPL the Big Bash would love to have Warner playing

 

[Van_Dyke]

Maybe they need to set a local salary cap and let teams buy their overseas players outside the cap, be the only way to attract better talent and not force a team to rid their local talent to afford them

Combine that and a more condensed tournament IMO and then it’d be a lot easier for the BBL to attract talent and revitalise the tournament

 

[Cleavy]

they mentioned each franchise can sign 6 International Players, but can only play 2 in their XI. Maybe they need to bump it up to 3?

 

[The Speaker]

The entire TV deal feels like it's going to have a butterfly effect. Would have been easier to get ABdV over had the season been shorter.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Looks like White to the Strikers is confirmed. Solid signing.

 

[jackess]

Looks like White to the Strikers is confirmed. Solid signing.

Desperately needed. Should stop Lehmann from getting so many games.

 

[eth-dog]

Looks like White to the Strikers is confirmed. Solid signing.

I don't know why they didn't contract him for SACA as well

 

[ROOTA#6]

I don't know why they didn't contract him for SACA as well

Did he want another contract somewhere else?

 

[eth-dog]

Did he want another contract somewhere else?

I'm sure he wouldn't say no.