Cricket Australia says a shorter, sharper Big Bash League season will allow marquee players to feature more often, with 18 games to be slashed from the next TV rights deal.
Cricket officials and the Seven Network ended years of bickering on Tuesday, with the free-to-air network to continue broadcasting the sport until 2030-31.
The seven-year deal with Seven and Foxtel is worth $1.512 billion for Cricket Australia (CA), representing a 10 per cent increase on the previous contract.
