Melbourne, Feb. 17 -- Cricket Australia (CA) is considering staging the next season's Big Bash League (BBL) opener game in India, according to SEN Cricket.

CA's ambition is part of a strategy to intertwine cricket-crazy, lucrative Indian market with the BBL ahead of a near-certain sale of at least two of its eight franchises, the report said.

SEN Cricket also said that two senior Cricket Australia staff members, head of business operations Phil Rigby and head of competition development and strategy Margot Harley, recently travelled to India to explore the possibility of a city such as Chennai hosting a BBL game.

India is co-hosting the T20 World Cup with Sri Lanka, and the tournament will conclude on March 8.

The report added that oth...