Big Bash League - General Discussion

[ABDULLAH]

The 2022–23 Big Bash League season or BBL|12 is the upcoming twelfth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The round-robin phase of the tournament is scheduled to run from 13 December 2022 to 4 February 2023.

The twelveth edition will feature 61 games.

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Squads so far

Adelaide strikers

Current Squad:
Travis Head (c), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand), Adam Hose (England), Wes Agar, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, Ryan Gibson, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, Harry Nielsen, Liam O’Connor, Liam Scott, Matt Short, Peter Siddle, Henry Thornton, Jordan Buckingham, Jake Weatherald.

Coach: Jason Gillespie


Brisbane heat

Current Squad:
Usman Khawaja (c), Sam Billings (England), Sam Hain (England), Colin Munro (New Zealand), Ross Whiteley (England), Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, Spencer Johnson, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matt Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Nathan McSweeney, Jack Wildermuth.

Coach: Wade Seccombe


Hobart hurricanes

Current Squad:
Matthew Wade (c), Asif Ali (Pakistan), Faheem Ashraf (Pakistan), Zak Crawley (England), Shadab Khan (Pakistan), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand), Iain Carlisle, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Joel Paris, Wil Parker, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Chris Tremain, Mac Wright, Tim Paine.

Coach: Adam Griffith


Melbourne renegades

Current Squad:
Nic Maddinson (c), Martin Guptill (New Zealand), Akeal Hosein (West Indies), Mujeeb ur Rahman (Afghanistan), Andre Russell (West Indies), Ruwantha Kellapotha (Sri Lanka), Zak Evans, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Shaun Marsh, David Moody, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Tom Rogers, Will Sutherland, Fawad Ahmed, Jon Wells.

Coach: David Saker


Melbourne stars

Current Squad:
Adam Zampa (c), Trent Boult (New Zealand), Joe Clarke (England), Luke Wood (England), Pavel Florin (Romania), Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sam Elliott, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Campbell Kellaway, Nick Larkin, Cameron McClure, Tom O’Connell, Tom Rogers, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, James Seymour, Glenn Maxwell.

Coach: David Hussey


Perth scorchers

Current Squad:
Ashton Turner (c), Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Adam Lyth (England), Stephen Eskinazi (England), David Payne (England), Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Hamish McKenzie.

Coach: Adam Voges


Sydney sixers

Current Squad:
Moises Henriques (c), Chris Jordan (England), Izharulhaq Naveed (Afghanistan), James Vince (England), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan), Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Dan Christian, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Stephen O’Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith, Lloyd Pope.

Coach: Greg Shipperd


Sydney thunder

Current Squad:
Jason Sangha (c), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan), Alex Hales (England), Usman Qadir (Pakistan), Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Ben Cutting, Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Blake Nikitaras, Toby Gray, Joel Davies, Sam Whiteman, Ross Pawson.

Coach: Trevor Bayliss

 

[Perfect Square]

Isn't this too early to create BBL 17/18 thread?
[HASHTAG]#JustAsking[/HASHTAG]

 

[ABDULLAH]

Isn't this too early to create BBL 17/18 thread?
[HASHTAG]#JustAsking[/HASHTAG]

Not at all.
If you go through the news there are plenty of new signings and transfers this season; which definitely needs a new thread where it is to be discussed.

 

[CerealKiller]

Excited to see Shadab and Rashid Khan

 

[Prequel]

Yasir Shah is a replacement for Shadab Khan just in case he got injured.
Melbourne Stars will probably win this season, having Ben Dunk will improve their batting line up. David Hussey probably should of retired sooner, wasn't inform and was weighing the team down. My predictions of BBL07 are:
1. Melbourne Stars
2. Perth Scorchers
3. Brisbane Heat
4. Adelaide Strikers
5. Sydney Sixers
6. Sydney Thunder
7. Melbourne Renegades
8. Hobart Hurricanes
I think Adelaide will be the underdog of this season, i'm excited to see how this season goes.

 

[ABDULLAH]

I think Adelaide will be the underdog of this season, i'm excited to see how this season goes.

They are going to suffer the most, players like Hodge, Dunk, Ludeman & Richardson parting their way from the club created a big dent in the squad. Lot of expectations from Ingram & Rashid Khan.

 

[Yash.]

Melbourne Stars will probably win this season, having Ben Dunk will improve their batting line up

Their squad has always been very strong on paper, but the players usually fail to execute in the main stage. Their batting performance more or less depends upon the performance of the two overseas and Maxwell. Hope KP brings back his BBL 05 form this year too! Have been a die hard supporter of the Stars since the start of BBL 03 or 04, Hope this time they win for KP!

 

[Prequel]

Their squad has always been very strong on paper, but the players usually fail to execute in the main stage. Their batting performance more or less depends upon the performance of the two overseas and Maxwell. Hope KP brings back his BBL 05 form this year too! Have been a die hard supporter of the Stars since the start of BBL 03 or 04, Hope this time they win for KP!

Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers have consistently been on the top of the BBL Ladder and it won't be a surprise if they make it to the top 4. I'm a Heat supporter, i really hope Heat brings it home this year, they have gone through so much lows since BBL02. With having some success at the end of BBL05 and having a very good start to BBL06, i think they could do it. McCullum has really brought hope back to the heat and his captaincy has really payed off.

 

[CerealKiller]

Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers have consistently been on the top of the BBL Ladder and it won't be a surprise if they make it to the top 4. I'm a Heat supporter, i really hope Heat brings it home this year, they have gone through so much lows since BBL02. With having some success at the end of BBL05 and having a very good start to BBL06, i think they could do it. McCullum has really brought hope back to the heat and his captaincy has really payed off.

Shadab will be interesting to watch. Do you think he was a good pick, considering the conditions in Australia?

 

[Perfect Square]

Shadab will be interesting to watch. Do you think he was a good pick, considering the conditions in Australia?

He maybe successful. Considering his main wicket taking weapon is googly. + I think his batting has improved

 

[garymiller]

Brisbane Heat is what everyone is chanting about, but I am chanting for Sydney Sixers, as I have this prediction that Moises Henriques will lead his team into the finals.

 

[zwarrior]

Hey @ABDULLAH . Where did you get these squads from ?

 

[ABDULLAH]

Hey @ABDULLAH . Where did you get these squads from ?

From the official website. (www.bigbash.com.au)

 

[zwarrior]

From the official website. (www.bigbash.com.au)

Are the squads you have mentioned in OP, updated ? We saw cricbuzz and found that squads are incorrect in that website.

 

[ABDULLAH]

Are the squads you have mentioned in OP, updated ?

Yes.

We saw cricbuzz and found that squads are incorrect in that website.

I won't say they are completely incorrect. Few squads are updated and the remaining are of previous edition (BBL 06).