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Mike Baird quits as Cricket Australia chair amid Big Bash backlash
Original: Baird quits as CA chair as Big Bash sell-off fallout continues Former NSW premier Mike Baird quits as the Cricket Austra
Former NSW premier Mike Baird has resigned as chair of Cricket Australia, stepping down as fallout from the privatisation of the Big Bash League intensifies. His departure adds to pressure on the sport's administration over the controversial sell-off of the competition, with debate continuing over the future ownership and direction of Australian domestic cricket.
Why now: The privatisation of the Big Bash League has triggered a leadership crisis at Cricket Australia, making Baird's resignation a major development in the unfolding controversy.
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- Baird quits as CA chair as Big Bash sell-off fallout continues Former NSW premier Mike Baird quits as the Cricket Australia chair as the fallout from the privatisation of the Big Bash heats up. https://www. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-28/mik… · abcfeeds@rssfeed.media · 1
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