Ravichandran Ashwin takes place for the historic passage of Sydney Thunder in Bbl; To play with the versatile Pakistani

The Big Bash League (BBL) is about to see a first of its kind. Ravichandran Ashwin, one of the biggest features in India, agreed to join Sydney Thunder for the coming season in what is presented as one of the most important signatures in the history of the competition. The 39 -year -old man, who has retired from IPL earlier this year, is now free to ring his profession in leagues abroad, opening the door to this historic agreement. An official announcement of the club is expected later this week.

The veteran Off-Spinner, who is fifth on the list of IPL counters of all time with 187 Camarapes, will bind with the Thunder after having finished his commitments in ILT20, which ends on January 4.

Ashwin strengthens Sydney Thoners

Ashwin will become the best profiled Indian cricket player to appear in the BBL, who follows the traces of Unmukt Chand, who briefly played for the Melbourne Renegades in 2021/22 after having made a allegiance to the United States. For Sydney Thunder, the signature is a major coup. Not only does it strengthen their department of Spin alongside Chris Green, Tom Andrews and Tanveer Sangha, but he also promises to attract the great community of Indian expatriates from Australia, to stimulate ticket sales and the television public.

In a fascinating way, the Thunders team also has a Pakistani versatile, Shadab Khan. The leg spinner, which played 14 counters in the tournament, was signed as a signature project alongside Lockie Ferguson in June of this year. It would be interesting to see Ashwin and Shadab share the same locker room after the whole trend of the “boycott” which was on social networks. Suryakumar Yadav was furiously struck by some people after shaking hands with the Pakistani captain Salman Agha and Mohsin Naqvi at the captain’s press conference for the Asian Cup. However, fans should be critical enough to know that it is not in the hands of Ashwin.

Plan the obstacles and special approval of Australia

Ashwin’s involvement came with planning challenges. ILT20 starts on December 2 and ends on January 4, while the BBL begins on December 14.

However, his arrival is perfectly timed for the thrust of the Thunder to the end of the business of the tournament, including a Sydney Derby blockbuster against the Sixers on January 16, where he could face Steve Smith and Babar Azam.

Given that Ashwin did not appoint for the draft players abroad this year, Cricket Australia (CA) will have to grant an exemption, similar to that offered to Martin Guptill in 2022. But given the commercial value that Ashwin brings, in particular as a global call, approval is considered a formality. On the user -friendly surface of Sydney Showground, where slow quisors went to only 6.60 races at the end of last season, Ashwin’s cunning could prove to be decisive.

Sydney Thunders Big Bash League Squad 2025/26

David Warner (C), Wes Agar, Tom Andrews, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Ryan Hadley, Sam Kontas, Sam Kontas, Sam Kontas, Nathan Mcandrew, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, Ravichandran Ashwin