New Captains for BBL Teams
Sydney Thunders and Melbourne Stars appoint new Captains for the upcoming Big Bash League season 12
New Captains for BBL Teams: Adam Zampa will lead the Melbourne Stars in Glenn Maxwell’s absence, who fractured his leg last month. Unless he receives an unexpected call-up into the Test squad to tour India, Zampa will be available for the whole BBL as an Australia white-ball-only player.
Meanwhile, Jason Sangha has been elected Sydney Thunder’s BBL captain, David Warner is unlikely to assume the position during his brief stay with the team, even if Cricket Australia eventually overturns his leadership suspension.
Zampa expected by unexpected Skipper
In ODIs and T20Is, Zampa has been mentioned as a potential captain for Australia. He is also a member of the national team’s senior leadership group. In one game last season, he led the Stars to victory over Adelaide Strikers despite the team being hit by Covid.
Born to be a leader Jason Sangha
Following Usman Khawaja’s transfer to the Brisbane Heat, Sangha, 23, was seen as the front-runner for the position. He is one of the developing leaders in Australian cricket.
Last season, when Chris Green was playing for Covid-19 and Khawaja was with the Test team, he captained Thunder in three games. He will be present the entire season, barring illness or injury, so Warner won’t need to step in.
Adam Zampa’s Comments
After being appointed as the new skipper of Melbourne Stars for the upcoming Big Bash League Season 12. He quoted saying “It’s an honour to lead the Melbourne Stars in Glenn’s absence and I look forward to helping get the best out of this group. Our Stars journey won’t be complete without a BBL title and we’re throwing everything into this season to achieve that.”
Jason’s Comments
After being announced as the new captain of Sydney Thunders Jason Sangha was quoted saying “This means a lot, I have been fortunate to have played under some tremendous leaders at Sydney Thunder, starting with Shane Watson.”
He further added saying “There have also been other quality skippers including Callum Ferguson, Usman Khawaja, and Chris Green. Each of them had positive impacts on the team, and something they all did well was they led by their actions and that’s something I want to do.”
Melbourne Stars Current Squad:
Jason Sangha(C), Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, David Willey.
Sydney Thunders Current Squad:
Adam Zampa(C), Trent Boult, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood.
