Big Bash League squad changes 2020

Every squad change for the 2019/20 BBL season. See which side got better and who lost the most talent.
The BBL's most coveted inclusion is probably Brisbane's AB de Villiers, though he won't be playing in the BBL season opener for the Heat against Sydney Thunder. The Thunder are no slouches either and they've made a squad change with England T20 opener Alex Hales filling one of their import slots.
Elsewhere South African star Dale Steyn has joined the BBL and Melbourne Stars. It's been a good recruitment drive by the Stars, who also added Hilton Cartwright and Nathan Coulter-Nile.
Speaking of Coulter-Nile his departure along with Renegades-bound Shaun Marsh leaves the Scorchers looking very different. Fortunately they've got T20 gun for hire and number 10 ranked paceman Chris Jordan.
A team that have lost a huge talent are the Hobart Hurricanes. For the two previous years they've had West Indian-born England international Jofra Archer. Archer catapulted himself from virtual unknown to superstar thanks to the BBL.
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The Sydney Sixers may have had the most interesting off-season. While they landed Australian stars Steve Smith and Josh Hazlewood, they'll both be preoccupied with the Australia vs New Zealand Test series.
Adelaide Strikers have brought in T20 specialist Phil Salt who'll most likely open the batting. Another handy addition for the Strikers is veteran Cameron White.
For our following BBL transfers list we've split the ins and outs into two columns. Check out the rest of the BBL squad changes.
Also read: Big Bash League fixtures
BBL transfers
Adelaide Strikers BBL transfers
In
- Harry Conway
- Harry Nielsen
- Philip Salt
- Cameron White
Out
- Michael Cormack
- David Grant
- Colin Ingram
- Ben Laughlin
Brisbane Heat BBL transfers
In
- AB de Villiers
- Zahir Khan
- Ben Laughlin
- Cameron Gannon
- Tom Banton
Out
- Brendon McCullum
- Brendan Doggett
- Alex Ross
Hobart Hurricanes BBL transfers
In
- David Miller
- Scott Boland
- Nathan Ellis
Out
- Jofra Archer
- Tim Paine
- Tymal Mills
- Johan Botha
- Alex Doolan
Melbourne Renegades
In
- Shaun Marsh
- Jake Fraser-McGurk
- Richard Gleeson
Out
- Cameron White
- Tim Ludeman
- Chris Tremain
Melbourne Stars transfers
In
- Dale Steyn
- Nathan Coulter-Nile
- Hilton Cartwright
- Clint Hinchcliffe
- Pat Brown
Out
- Dwayne Bravo
- Liam Plunkett
- Jackson Bird
- Scott Boland
- Michael Beer
- Evan Gulbis
- Travis Dean
- Liam Bowe
Perth Scorchers BBL squad changes
In
- Kurtis Patterson
- Fawad Ahmed
- Chris Jordan
- Luke Livingstone
Out
- Shaun Marsh
- Nathan Coulter-Nile
- David Wiley
- Hilton Cartwright
- Michael Klinger
- Usman Qadir
Sydney Sixers BBL squad changes
In
- Steve Smith
- Josh Hazlewood
- Jackson Bird
Out
- Joe Denly
- Peter Nevill
- Greg West
- Ben Manenti
- Henry Thornton
Sydney Thunder BBL transfers
In
- Alex Hales
- Chris Tremain
- Alex Ross
- Brendan Doggett
- Chris Morris
- Oliver Davies
Out
- Joe Root
- Pat Cummins
- Jos Buttler
- Shane Watson
- Chris Jordan
- Kurtis Patterson
- Fawad Ahmed
- Ryan Gibson
- Anton Devcich
- Sam Rainbird
- Liam Hatcher
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