There have been reports in the local media that Cricket Victoria has contacted the former Pakistan captain
Cricket Victoria CEO Nick Cummins has denied claims he has plans to convince Babar Azam to participate in the Sheffield Shield and join one of Melbourne's teams in the Big Bash League (BBL). Was contacted. There have been reports in the local media that the former Pakistan captain has been approached by Cricket Victoria in Australia where he has reportedly been contracted to play domestic cricket for a long time and participate in the BBL.
According to reports, Babar has shown interest in the offer and has agreed to be available around Pakistan's international schedule. It was also reported that he was given the opportunity to open for the Melbourne Stars or the Melbourne Renegades, both teams managed by Cricket Victoria.
Cricket Victoria CEO Nick Cummins has now denied the story, saying there was "absolutely zero truth" to it.
Commenting on a post that mentioned Victoria's interest in Babar on X (formerly Twitter), Cummins wrote "fake news" and in another post mentioned that Babar was drafted to play in the BBL. will have to go through and as a result he can be selected by any club'.
Nick Cummins joked in a later post that "wait till they know about Kohli signing with the Stars".
The initial report on Babar Azam emerged on Thursday which suggested that Cricket Victoria was considering a longer contract with the former Pakistan captain. Babar Azam has not participated in the Sheffield Shield before. He represented Somerset in county cricket from 2019 to 2020.