A new generation of young and clear-eyed strikers are set to light up the Big Bash for the first time
When the Women’s Big Bash League fires up on Thursday for its seventh season, there will be a notable change to the previous six. While domestic Twenty20 leagues for men or
Women anywhere in the world have an international flavour, India’s influence outside its own
Premier League is minimal. This year, though, will be the Indian edition, as eight players from the emerging power of women’s
Cricket suit up for Big Bash sides.
When the competition launched in late 2015 with eight teams to fill, depth of talent was a problem. Topping up rosters from overseas was a partial solution, but most international teams had a standard below Australia’s domestically. Most imports came from
England, having been the first country with professional contracts for women.
New Zealand was next, for proximity and convenience, and the best of the South Africans were picked off the top. So far the league has featured 18 English players, 13 New Zealanders and nine South Africans, compared to four Caribbean players, two
Irish, and one each from Sri Lanka and
Pakistan.