Brisbane Heat have put their hand up to be one of the first teams to play a BBL game overseas and open this summer's tournament in India.
Cricket Australia is understood to have received positive news in the past 24 hours in their quest to start the 2026-27 season in India.
The move would be designed to help increase interest in the Indian market, and also comes at a time when the privatisation of BBL teams remains up in the air.
The challenge now is to establish which teams will go because only two sides can be part of the action.
Brisbane Heat CEO Terry Svenson said the Chennai move was a good initiative by Cricket Australia that was backed by Queensland Cricket.
