Har saal, jab teams apne rosters banati hain, humein lagta hai ki is baar kuch naya hoga, lekin aksar purane chehre hi naye rang mein dikhte hain. Par is baar, thodi si taja hawa chalne wali hai, khas kar jab baat chhoti teams aur underdog players ki aati hai.
BBL|15 aur WBBL|11 ke liye squads mein kaafi movement dekhi gayi hai. Adelaide Strikers ne Matt Short aur Alex Carey ko BBL 17 tak retain kiya, jabki Jason Sangha Sydney Thunder se do saal ke contract ke saath unke saath jud gaye. Brisbane Heat ne Matthew Renshaw ko teeno saal ke liye sign kiya, aur Xavier Bartlett jaise young guns bhi team mein hain. Hobart Hurricanes, jo defending champions hain, ne Nathan Ellis aur Matthew Wade jaise players ke saath apna core mazboot rakha, aur Beau Webster jaise naye naam bhi add kiye. WBBL mein, Melbourne Renegades defending champions hain, aur Sophie Molineux ki captaincy mein ek solid lineup banane ki koshish mein hain.
BBL 2025-26 Squad Highlights
| Team | Key Players Retained/Signed | Notable Additions |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Strikers | Matt Short, Alex Carey, Jamie Overton | Jason Sangha |
| Brisbane Heat | Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Renshaw | Hugh Weibgen, Lachlan Hearne |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Nathan Ellis, Matthew Wade | Beau Webster, Jake Weatherald |
| Sydney Thunder | David Warner (if available) | – |
| Melbourne Stars | Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis | – |
WBBL 2025-26 Squad Highlights
| Team | Key Players Retained/Signed | Notable Additions |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Renegades | Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham | – |
| Adelaide Strikers | Tahlia McGrath, Laura Wolvaardt | – |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight (draft) | Jemimah Rodrigues (draft) |
| Sydney Thunder | Phoebe Litchfield | – |
Ab thodi si baat underdogs ki. Hobart Hurricanes, jo BBL|14 mein Sydney Thunder ko final mein 7 wickets se hara kar champion bane, ek aisa naam hai jo bade teams ke muqable chhota lagta hai. Par yaad rakhein, 2016-17 mein jab Perth Scorchers aur Sydney Sixers jaise bade naam dominate kar rahe the, tab bhi chhoti teams ne surprises diye the. Hobart ka Nathan Ellis, jiski bowling ne final mein Thunder ko sambhalne nahi diya, ek misaal hai ki talent bade naam se nahi, dil se nikalta hai. WBBL mein bhi, Melbourne Renegades jaise teams, jo hamesha thodi si chhupi rehti hain, Sophie Molineux jaisi players ke saath ek naya josh la sakti hain. Yeh wahi Molineux hain jinhone 2019 mein Australia ke liye debut kiya aur tab se ek consistent performer rahi hain.
Draft system bhi is saal kaafi rochak raha. X posts ke mutabiq, Shaheen Afridi aur Jemimah Rodrigues jaise international stars ne BBL aur WBBL drafts ke liye nominate kiya hai. Yeh ek mauka hai chhoti teams ke liye ki wo bade players ko apni taraf kheench sakein. Par yahan ek twist hai—drafts mein bade naam toh aate hain, lekin asli khel toh tab hota hai jab koi unknown player ek dum se chamakta hai, jaise Mitchell Owen ne BBL mein fastest century ka record banaya.
Lekin ant mein, thodi si kadwahat. Har saal ki tarah, is baar bhi bade teams jaise Perth Scorchers aur Sydney Sixers apne star power ke saath shayad spotlight chura lein. Chhoti teams ke liye, har match ek jung hai, aur kabhi kabhi, ummeed ke bawajood, bade naam hi jeet jaate hain. Kya is baar koi naya underdog chamkega, ya phir wahi purani kahani dohrayegi? Waqt hi batayega.
