Cricket: For the first time in over a decade, the Brisbane Heat have been crowned Big Bash League Champions, defeating the Sydney Sixers at the SCG.
Heat thrash Sixers to win BBL Final | 04:12Cricket Australia has introduced multi-year contracts for international talent in the Big Bash League, enticing overseas players to commit to the entire season.
During this summer’s BBL, international stars Colin Munro, Sam Billings, Laurie Evans, James Vince and Jamie Overton abandoned their respective clubs ahead of the finals to play in the lucrative ILT20. Platinum overseas players earn $420,000 in the BBL for committing to the whole season, but the Indian Premier League-funded ILT20 has substantially more financial muscle.
Big Bash clubs will still be required to pick at least two overseas players during each season’s draft, while teams now have the opportunity to poach rival talent because retention rules do not apply for the multi-year contract option.
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