'Everything is made up' — Pat Cummins on NOC claims

Australia captain Pat Cummins shot down reports he'd sought NOCs for SA20 or Hundred offers. "Everything is made up," he posted on social media Friday, as talks heated up over BBL pay lagging behind overseas T20 leagues.

Rumors had him and other Aussies skipping BBL for deals up to $800k. Cummins called them nonsense — no formal requests went in. Cricket Australia just rested him, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood from white-ball tours anyway, citing IPL injury workloads.

BBL's scrambling to hold onto stars while global T20 explodes and pay gaps grow. Cummins sticks to international duty for now, but the pull of franchise cash is real.