WA off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli is poised to break a three-year Big Bash drought with Sydney Sixers<\/p>\n
Sydney Sixers have found their replacement for Test-capped Todd Murphy by signing Western Australia off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli for KFC BBL|16.<\/p>\n
Rocchiccioli, who hasn’t featured in the Big Bash since 2023, has signed a one-year deal with the three-time BBL champions.<\/p>\n
The news comes after Murphy was poached by Melbourne Stars following five seasons at the Sixers, leaving the club without a frontline spinner.<\/p>\n
Rocchiccioli put pen to paper with Perth Scorchers last summer as a local replacement player, but he didn’t take part in the team’s successful quest for a sixth men’s Big Bash title.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old from Subiaco is looking forward to making a contribution to another team vying for silverware this season, having been starved of opportunities with the reigning champions.<\/p>\n
“I grabbed at the chance when management offered me a chance to play at the Sixers,” Rocchiccioli said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I’ve always loved the heritage and atmosphere when I’ve been the away team and it’s super exciting to now call it home for this summer. \u00a0<\/p>\n
“It’s great to be a part of a side that has a deep history of making the last stages of the tournament. Hopefully I can contribute heavily in us making a return to Big Bash final which we made last year.”<\/p>\n
Rocchiccioli rattles through Tigers<\/p>\n
Rocchiccioli has only played five Big Bash matches since signing his first deal with Melbourne Renegades in 2022.<\/p>\n
After representing the Renegades across four fixtures in BBL|12, he switched to cross-town rivals Melbourne Stars in BBL|13 where he managed just one game in green.<\/p>\n
While he hasn’t played a T20 match since, Rocchiccioli’s red-ball returns have been profound in his five-year first-class career.<\/p>\n
No spinner has taken more wickets in the Sheffield Shield (154) since the beginning of the 2021-22 season, leading to several opportunities with the Australia A squad and Cricket Australia XI.<\/p>\n
The right-arm finger-spinner took 6-83 for the CA XI against Bangladesh in August.<\/p>\n
He backed up this performance with a four-wicket haul against India A in Puducherry last month.<\/p>\n