BBL needs to look towards privatisation: Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting and Usman Khawaja feel that there is a need to improve the salaries of BBL players in order for the tournament to compete with the other T20 Leagues originating from South Africa and the UAE. 

The former Aussie skipper reckons that there is intense pressure on Cricket Australia (CA) to improve the current model of the league. 

The 47-year-old revealed that most players only committed to the first half of BBL. However, a few of them have already shown interest in participating in the CSA T20 league starting mid-January. 

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"There might be more pressure on Cricket Australia now than ever before, I've got no idea what Cricket Australia are thinking as far as the current model they've got, but it just seems that, if you look at the draft already this year, and you look at the player availability, it looks like the majority of the players are pretty happy to commit to the BBL for the first part, the first six or eight games.

Usman Khawaja wants BBL to follow the progression of IPL

Khawaja thinks the local players will be itching to participate in the overseas leagues because they are financially lucrative opportunities. 

The 35-year-old added that the IPL is a great example for CA to follow when it comes to the development of the BBL.

"I don't speak for ACA or CA; my personal opinion is the BBL needs to look to privatising because the money needs to come from somewhere. Players won't come to the Big Bash unless you are paying them the right money," said Khawaja. 

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