Overview

• Ashwin has formally registered for the ILT20 auction on October 1 at a reported top base price of $120,000.
• Multiple outlets report he has agreed in principle to join Sydney Thunder, with an announcement expected later this week.
• He is slated to finish the ILT20 (Dec 2–Jan 4) before playing three to four late BBL games and any finals, with a 2026–27 option discussed.
• CA chief executive Todd Greenberg engaged Ashwin directly, and an exemption is required because he did not enter the BBL overseas draft.
• If completed, the signing would make him the first capped Indian men’s player to appear in the Big Bash League.