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Hobart Hurricanes are the reigning BBL champions (Photo by Albert Perez – CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images) Cricket Australia via Getty Images The potential privatization of Australia’s Big Bash League continues to be closely monitored by American investors with another Major League Cricket franchise signalling interest. An independent report from Boston Consulting Group has recommended Cricket Australia sell minority stakes in the eight BBL clubs. The BBL, which started in 2011 and enjoys immense popularity in the heart of Australia’s cricket season in December and January, is an outlier among cricket’s T20 franchise leagues, with CA and the state associations having ownership control. The developments have sparked major interest around the world, with IPL franchises and American tech entrepreneurs among those watching on closely. On the back of Washington Freedom co-owner Sanjay Govil expressing interest, the powerbrokers of Seattle Orcas are also closely monitoring the BBL situation. ForbesPotential Big Bash League Privatization Sparks Major Interest In The U.S.By Tristan Lavalette Orcas are the only small market team in the six-team MLC, having beaten out Chicago and Atlanta in the inaugural list of teams. But the Pacific Northwest franchise has a high-profile ownership consortium that includes Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella and ties with GMR Group, the co-owner of the Indian Premier League’s Delhi Capital. GMR Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate, recently secured a 49 per cent stake in Southern Brave after the recent sale of the Hundred franchises in the England competition. “We’ll definitely evaluate it if it happens,” Orcas co-owner Soma Somasegar told me. “I think the best players and the best cricket comes out of India, Australia and the U.K. Being part of an Australian league would interest many people.” There is an Australian footprint in the well-heeled and fledgling MLC, with Freedom having a strategic partnership with…

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