Virat Kohli to follow Ravi Ashwin's footsteps into BBL participation - Australian drops major update

Indian legend Virat Kohli has been thought to follow Ravichandran Ashwin's footsteps someday into joining the IPL, after Australian boss Todd Greenberg opined that the privatization of the league might turn the dream into a reality. 

As is known to all, the BCCI doesn't allow its players to be associated with overseas leagues until they are contracted for participation in international or domestic cricket under the BCCI. Ravichandran Ashwin, who recently retired from the IPL as well, made his way out as the first Indian player in the Big Bash League. 

Ashwin has signed a full contract deal with the BBL team Sydney Thunder and left the ILT20 auction for the full-season deal. 

'Realistic' for Virat Kohli to play in the BBL someday - Todd Greenberg 

 When the Australian boss was questioned whether it was realistic to think that Virat Kohli could someday return to Australia for a franchise league, after knowing that he is probably playing his final game on Australian soil at Sydney. 

Greenberg said, “In the short to medium term, I think it is realistic over time. We’re going to keep the dialogue open."

“Ravichandran Ashwin's coming is a really important moment for the BBL, and it will highlight the strength, I think, of bringing Indian players into the league.

“What that manifests over time, I think, is to be seen. Some of that will depend on whether we take private capital into the BBL, which is an open conversation for us,” he went on, adding. 

Greenberg voices a desire to lift BBL to the second-best league behind the IPL with privatization under the cap

The privatization of the BBL has been under the radar for Cricket Australia, and they will finally be making a decision on the same this summer. Todd has not kept his desire locked in to make the BBL the second biggest league behind the IPL. 

“There is one thing the best leagues have all over the world in every sport. They have access to the best players and the BBL should be no different to that,” he said.

“We should have aspirations to make sure the very best players, both here in Australia and globally, can play in the BBL.

“That costs money because players have leverage and the opportunity to play all over the world. So unashamedly, we want to bring the very best players here. That’s one of the primary drivers why we would consider bringing private capital into the BBL so that we can compete on the global stage,” he concluded. 

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