That plan was shelved for at least one season when other states talked CV and its CEO Nick Cummins into slowing things down a touch, and CV responded by delaying the rebranding of the Stars for one season and running the Renegades under an interim administration with an eye to transferring the licence to a new ownership well ahead of the 2027-28 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tasmania<\/a> were one of the three states initially in favour of BBL privatisation – alongside Victoria and Western Australia<\/a> – whilst New South Wales<\/a> and Queensland<\/a> rejected the proposal and South Australia<\/a> wanted to place significant caveats on a league-wide privatisation.\u00a0<\/p>\n Baker insists that Cricket Tasmania are not yet 100% sold on the idea of offloading the Hobart Hurricanes<\/a>, but believe such an investment at the right price would benefit the sport as a whole.<\/p>\n “We believe this is a really great opportunity to fuel growth in the sport,” Baker told reporters.<\/p>\n “I think that gets lost in the argument a bit.<\/p>\n “This is about protecting what we love around cricket (whether it’s) red-ball cricket, women’s domestic cricket, pathway cricket.<\/p>\n “People think it is a grab for cash rather than an opportunity to continue to grow the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n “We’re open minded. We don’t tend to get too concerned about what others think or do in this space. It’s about what we think is right for us.”<\/p>\n Baker said he is continuing to have discussions with interested parties from India.\u00a0<\/p>\n “All we have committed to is to go to the next stage,” he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n “To see who’s out there, to see what they’re prepared to bring to this franchise and this state.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Aaron Murphy has been with Flashscore since 2018 and, as the founding editor of the Australian newsdesk, has reported on-site at several major events in Melbourne including the Australian Open, State of Origin, A-League, NBL and international cricket. You can read his pieces\u00a0here<\/a> and contact him on\u00a0X<\/a> or LinkedIn<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Aaron](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1c799dc4-a14a-4838-a369-940c02a4ee01.jpg\" "\\"Aaron")
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