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Baird quits as Cricket Australia chair amid Big Bash sell-off fallout

Original: Baird quits as CA chair as Big Bash sell-off fallout continues

Mike Baird has resigned as chair of Cricket Australia, with the departure coming as fallout continues over the planned sell-off of stakes in the Big Bash League. The decision ends his tenure leading the sport's national governing body and lands at a sensitive moment for the league's ownership shake-up, which has already drawn criticism from fans and stakeholders.

Why now: His resignation lands in the middle of a contentious and ongoing dispute over the privatisation of the Big Bash League.

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• Baird quits as CA chair as Big Bash sell-off fallout continues · ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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