Top 5 Twenty20 cricket leagues in the world

3. Big Bash League (Australia)

Big Bash League of Australia

The KFC T20 Big Bash League is Australia’s latest domestic T20 cricket tournament, having replaced the Twenty20 Big Bash (also sponsored by KFC). Instead of the previously-structured six state-based teams, the league now has eight teams, which are owned by city-based franchises – such as the Brisbane Heat, the Adelaide Strikers, and so on.

There have been plans to expand the league into more regional areas – such as the Gold Coast, Canberra, Newcastle, etc. But because proper cricketing facilities are not yet in place in those areas, the plans have been dropped for now.

The BBL was in the news recently for all the wrong seasons – owing to a heated confrontation between West Indian Marlon Samuels and Australia’s controversial former leg spinner Shane Warne. Despite this, the tournament still attracts the world’s best- the likes of Pollard, Johan Botha and Chris Gayle have participated in the league, drawing in more crowds.