First Indian Male Player to Play in BBL

Former Under-19 World Cup-winning captain Unmukt Chand became the first Indian male cricketer to play in Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL).

He made his debut for Melbourne Renegades against Hobart Hurricanes.
Chand, a former India A skipper, had never played for the Indian senior team but was part of three IPL franchises — Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, and Rajasthan Royals.

Meanwhile, eight Indians were selected in the last edition of the Women’s Big Bash League.

T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur and the second leading run-scorer in the inaugural edition of The Hundred, Jemimah Rodrigues have been signed by Melbourne Renegades.
The ICC T20I top-ranked batter, Shafali Verma was signed by Sydney Sixers along with bowler Radha Yadav.
Opener Smriti Mandhana, the one who became India’s first woman to score a century in the Pink Ball Test, and her teammate all-rounder Deepti Sharma were signed by Sydney Thunder.
Wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh was signed by Hobart Hurricanes.
The eighth and the last overseas player is bowler Poonam Yadav who was signed by Brisbane Heat.

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