After several lean summers, the Big Bash League is making a comeback of sorts. Retiring Sydney Sixers veteran Dan Christian says big stars are needed to keep it going.
abc.net.au/news/dan-christian-grandstand-big-bash-steve-smith/101883374After several forgettable summers, the Big Bash League has made something of a comeback this season — and Australia's ultimate Twenty20 gun for hire knows just how to keep the momentum going.Retiring Sydney Sixers veteran Dan Christian says the key has been the return of Australian cricket's biggest names to the tournamentDan Christian has plied his trade in the shortest form of the game all over the world.
With the likes of Dave Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khawaja and Christian's Sydney Sixers teammate Steve Smith all returning to their franchises following the conclusion of the Test summer, the BBL has regained momentum after suffering a downturn in popularity in recent years. "For the Big Bash to keep growing and keep itself up there [on] the world stage, we have to have the Australian players available.
The inclusion of some of Australia's biggest names has livened up the closing stages of the Big Bash regular season, with Smith particularly shining for the Sixers, delivering back-to-back centuries.It gives Christian every chance at claiming his tenth T20 tournament victory, which strikes the veteran all-rounder as the perfect way to end his career.
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