Battle looms over Lynn’s UAE T20 move
Battle looms over Lynn’s UAE T20 move: In order to maintain the credibility of its Big Bash League, Cricket Australia may veto Chris Lynn’s ambitions to compete in the Twenty20 tournament that will be held in the United Arab Emirates this summer.
Big-hitting Lynn was announced as one of several high-profile overseas talents who would be participating in the UAE event on Monday night. This tournament will directly conflict with the Big Bash League.
A handful of BBL draught nominees were also selected, which indicates that they will only participate in the first half of the Australian competition before departing in early January for the United Arab Emirates. The clubs in the UAE are currently owned by well-funded Indian Premier League franchises.
Officials in Australia have long anticipated that this would be the case with draught players and have planned accordingly. They anticipate that the exodus will occur around the same time as Test stars return to the BBL.
However, the fact that Lynn is included on the list maintained by the UAE is something that CA finds unsettling.
ICC
According to the regulations of the ICC, in order for a player to participate in an overseas Twenty20 franchise league, they are required to have a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their home board.
Even though Lynn does not now possess a contract with either his national or state team, the International Cricket Council would still consider Australia to be his home country.
Officials at the CA have not yet been presented with a request for such a certificate to be issued to Lynn, and they have made it clear that there is no assurance that it will be given.
According to a statement released by Cricket Australia (CA), a spokeswoman, “Cricket Australia has not received any applications for NOCs referring to a player’s participation in any overseas contests for the upcoming season.”
“The prioritisation and safeguarding of Australia’s domestic season of cricket and the interests of the game overall continue to be our guiding philosophy,”
It is also outlined in the current players’ pact that NOCs are often only awarded outside of the Australian summer, either at the conclusion of state cricket for the IPL or grade cricket for all other leagues. This provision applies to both the IPL and all other leagues.
CA
CA’s position is well known by the administration of Lynn’s, the players’ union, and the officials of the UAE league.
Lynn was released by Brisbane at the end of the summer of the previous season, but he would still be a crowd-puller and a magnet for TV audiences at any of the eight Big Bash franchises.
There has been some interest exhibited, and even some discussions with Adelaide; nevertheless, the reality is that no team could possibly match the maximum wage of $650,000 that is being offered in the UAE.
Given that a staggering total of 72 international players will be allowed to participate in the UAE league at a ratio of 12 for each national team, CA is sceptical about the legitimacy of the league’s approval.
The matter was discussed at a gathering of national association heads that took place a month ago. These leaders are of the opinion that the ICC charter mandates an allowance of only nine abroad players in each league.
Alex Hales, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mujeeb Ul Rahman, Evin Lewis, Colin Munro, James Vince, and Dan Lawrence were some of the players nominated for the BBL draught by the UAE. Other nominees were Mujeeb Ul Rahman.
In better news for the Big Bash Tournament (BBL), optimistic conversations about David Warner’s comeback to the BBL are still underway, despite the fact that he has not participated in an Australian league since 2013.