Cricket Australia hopes to host an Indian Premier League match on Australian soil as part of expanding sporting ties, while also aiming to make the Big Bash League opener in Chennai an annual event.
ICC Chairman Jay Shah praised the remarkable growth of women's cricket after Australia clinched a record-extending seventh ICC Women's T20 World Cup title with a commanding seven-wicket victory over England at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground in London. Calling the sport "unmissable," Shah said the tournament reflected the passion, quality, and global rise of women's cricket.
