Australia ODI and test captain Pat Cummins and Star Batter Travis Head rejected an annual agreement of $ 10 million to leave the Australian cricket and play in the overseas league T20. Two devotees of the Australian national team were reportedly offered large agreements from the IPL team, but politely refused the offer to remain firmly devoted to their national obligations.
According to a report in Sydney Morning Herald, the management of both players refrained commenting on development. The best Australian stars earn $ 1.5 million through their annual contracts, while Cummins earns about $ 3 million after taking into account its captain’s scholarship.
Both Cummins and Head are also among the best earnings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), while Cummins earns RS 18 Crore playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), while the head pulled the salary R 14 CRS for the 2025 season playing for the same team.
The report also states that discussions are taking place between cricket Australia, state associations and players’ Union to privatize Big Bash League (BBL). Agreements offered by Cummins and Head are used as an example of changing landscapes of international cricket and need to bring private investments to BBL.
Investments would lead to an increase in the salaries of players and also combined the T20 league into a growing global network of franchise owners. Previously, Jofra Archer was also offered an agreement for $ 7.5 million, which could play for Mumbai Indians (Mi) throughout the year and in 2023 ended the international cricket, but the Speedster denied the offer.
At the beginning of this year, Heinrich Klasen announced a shock retirement From the international cricket after his trade in the T20 leagues around the world. Given that the wealth of the League T20 attracting the best players around the world, the National Councils will hardly maintain top talent. While large cricket boards, such as BCCi, ECB and Cricket Australia, can be able to maintain a top talent, not so uneven nations are likely to have a difficult time.
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Published:
Rishabh beniwal
Published on:
8 October 2025
