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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Jack Snape

Melbourne Stars and Renegades killed off in latest Big Bash League privatisation move

Renegades Stars Melbourne Cricket Cricket Victoria Nick Cummins BBL Big Bash Melbourne Renegades the Melbourne Stars
Will Sutherland of the Renegades
Melbourne’s Big Bash League teams, the Stars and Renegades, have been killed off with the clubs to merge into a single Cricket Victoria-run franchise. Photograph: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

Cricket Victoria has killed off both the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades in an extraordinary reset triggered by the privatisation of Australian cricket.

Chief executive Nick Cummins confirmed on Wednesday that Cricket Victoria would only operate a single BBL team from now on, potentially known as the Bushrangers, while the second franchise would be sold off to raise funds.

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