Big Bash battle looms for Cricket Australia over Chris Lynn’s UAE T20 move

Chris Lynn’s desire to participate in the UAE T20 tournament this summer may be prevented by Cricket Australia to preserve the integrity of the Big Bash League.

Big-hitting Lynn was announced on Monday night as one of several well-known international athletes who will compete in the UAE competition, which will take place concurrently with the Big Bash.

Numerous BBL draft nominations were also announced, which means they will only participate in the first half of the Australian league before departing for the UAE in early January, where the teams are now owned by wealthy Indian Premier League franchises.

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The exodus is likely to occur at the same time that Test stars return to the BBL, which Australian administrators had long anticipated with draft players and prepared around. However, CA finds Lynn’s inclusion on the UAE’s list to be problematic.

According to ICC regulations, to participate, each player in an overseas T20 franchise league must obtain a no objection certificate (NOC) from their home board. Although Lynn no longer has a national or state contract, the ICC would still consider Australia to be his home country.

CA officials stated there is no certainty Lynn’s request for such a certificate will be approved because they have not yet received it.

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According to a CA spokeswoman, the organization has not received any requests for NOCs relevant to a player’s participation in any international tournaments for the next season. Our guiding concept is still to prioritize and defend both the interests of domestic cricket in Australia and the game as a whole.

Additionally, under the current players’ agreement, NOCs are often only given outside of the Australian summer, whether it be after grade cricket for all other leagues or state cricket for the IPL.

CA’s position is known to Lynn’s management, the players’ union, and UAE League officials.

Lynn, who was fired by Brisbane after last summer, would continue to draw crowds and draw TV viewers to any of the eight Big Bash clubs.

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Although Adelaide was the subject of discussions and there was interest exhibited, the truth is that no team could match the maximum wage of $650,000 that was being offered in the UAE.

Given that a staggering 72 percent of the CA had doubts about the legitimacy of the UAE league’s approval,

The matter was brought up at a conference of national association leaders last month, who contend that the ICC charter forbids more than nine foreign players per league.

Alex Hales, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mujeeb Ul Rahman, Evin Lewis, Colin Munro, James Vince, and Dan Lawrence were among the BBL draft candidates on the UAE’s list of incoming players.

The better news for the BBL is that there are still active positive discussions on David Warner’s comeback to the league after his last appearance in the Australian league in 2013.

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