Melbourne Renegades sale process to begin this week after CA board approval

Cricket Australia signed off on the Melbourne Renegades sale earlier this month. The franchise opens the bidding this week under a model other teams could copy.

They're the first Big Bash side to test the new privatisation rules. The sale will show what the market will pay and give the rest of the league a valuation to measure themselves against.

Everyone else is watching to see how it lands before they make their own calls.