The Melbourne or Sydney Knight Riders are emblazoned in the purple and gold colours of the global Kolkata Knight Riders group.

They are based at the famous MCG or SCG, and play in an exclusive January window for the Big Bash League, clear of any international cricket, so Australia’s most bankable stars can play in the whole tournament. Pat Cummins is available to sign as captain.

These are the kinds of conditions under which one of India’s top franchise moguls believes he and other potential Indian investors in the BBL would be willing to splash top dollar to buy into Australia’s flagship T20 league .

Venky Mysore, the long term chief executive of Kolkata Knight Riders, is among the businesspeople being courted by Cricket Australia as it explores what it regards as a once-in-a-generat

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