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Haris Rauf finally gets NOC, signs with Melbourne Stars for BBL 13!

Haris Rauf finally gets NOC, signs with Melbourne Stars for BBL 13!

Haris Rauf was granted NOC by PCB. He joins the Melbourne Stars for BBL 13. He joins Mir and Imad on Stars’ roaster. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took a while to award Haris Rauf the No Objection Certificate (NOC), but on Sunday, he was able to play for the Melbourne Stars in the 13th … Read more

Imad Wasim signs contract with Melbourne Stars for BBL

Imad Wasim BBL

Imad will join BBL from Christmas onwards. Three other Pakistani players will be part of the BBL this season. Imad Wasim put forward his resignation from international cricket on November 24. Former Pakistan cricket team all-rounder Imad Wasim has signed a contract with the Melbourne Stars for Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL). According to Melbourne … Read more

Melbourne Stars introduces Pakistan Bay for three MCG games

Melbourne Stars

Melbourne, November 10, 2023: In an exhilarating move to celebrate the return of fan favorite Haris Rauf and spinner Usama Mir, the Melbourne Stars has introduced Pakistan Bay, a designated specific seating area at level 1 of Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) season. Adding to the excitement, Melbourne Stars … Read more

Joe Clarke hit BBL’s first century as Melbourne Stars beat Hobart Hurricanes

Joe Clarke century

Melbourne Stars beat Hobart Hurricanes at the MCGates after opening-game loss to Sydney Thunder. Joe Clarke scored 101 runs without being dismissed off of 66 balls. The wicketkeeper-batsman hit four sixes in an over for his first BBL century. Joe Clarke blasted the BBL’s first century as the Melbourne Stars defeated the Hobart Hurricanes at … Read more

Kim Garth commits to the Melbourne Stars on a long-term basis

Kim Garth

Kim Garth, a former Ireland international, has committed to the Melbourne Stars for the next three years, signing a three-year WBBL contract. Garth, 26, has 85 ODI and T20I caps for Ireland, but she hasn’t played for the country since 2019 and moved to Australia full-time in 2020 after signing a WNCL deal with Victoria. … Read more

Covid-19 hits BBL, increase uncertainty about tournament’s future

BBL

The Big Bash League (BBL) 2021-22 season has become the latest big event to be affected by a coronavirus. On Friday morning, news circulated that as many as seven players and eight staff members of the Melbourne Stars franchise tested positive for Covid-19. The development led to the postponement of the match between the Stars … Read more

Shadab Khan provides spin boost to injury-hit Sixers

Shadab

Three times KFC Big Bash League (BBL) champions Sydney Sixers have strengthened their spin attack with the prized signing of Pakistani leg-spinner Shadab Khan. On their official Twitter handle, Sixers tweeted, “We have signed Pakistani star spinner Shadab Khan for the remainder of #BBL11.” We've signed Pakistani star spinner Shadab Khan for the remainder of … Read more

Glenn Maxwell lauds Haris Rauf’s magnificent performance

Pak vs Aus

After Australia defeated Pakistan in the second semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup on Thursday night, there was nothing much for Pakistani fans to celebrate. However, Pakistan’s Haris Rauf and Australia’s Glenn Maxell went viral over the internet after they exchanged jerseys after the match. Both players had poor returns during the knockout clash. … Read more

Pacer Dilbar Hussain sidelined due to hamstring injury

dilbar

Melbourne Stars pacer Dilbar Hussain has picked up a hamstring injury while playing in the Big Bash League (BBL) 10 and will be out of action for four to six weeks. The announcement was made by the Melbourne Stars on their official twitter account, with Dilbar himself conveying this disappointing news to his fans. Some … Read more