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Harry Dixon is widely regarded as the next big thing in Australian cricket. Ever since his eye-catching exploits during the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, cricket pundits have felt that he can go on to become a star player for his country. He was the leading run-scorer for his side during that tournament and played a big hand in Australia’s fourth U19 title.
Dixon also had an impressive first-class debut for Victoria, where he scored 66 against Tasmania in the first innings. As far as the Big Bash League is concerned, the left-hander was acquired by the Melbourne Renegades in 2023, and made his BBL debut in 2025. The youngster is expected to be a regular face for the Renegades in the upcoming edition of the BBL.
During an exclusive interview with Arvind Kalyana Krishnan during the official announcement of Tangerine being Melbourne Renegades’ principal partners for CricBlog, Harry Dixon drew light on all the expectations people have from him and the pressure that comes with it. Harry also expressed his excitement over the upcoming BBL 2026/27 while highlighting the fact that some of Melbourne Renegades’ players have been in amazing form.
The 21-year-old also spoke about sharing the dressing room with Muhammad Rizwan during BBL 2025/26. Dixon spoke very highly of Rizwan’s stature in the cricketing world while speaking of his experience playing alongside the 34-year-old. Despite not being at his best, Rizwan managed to attract a lot of fans to the stadiums.
Harry Dixon interview:
Below is the entire conversation between Arvind Kalyana Krishnan and Harry Dixon:
Arvind Kalyana Krishnan: Mate, ever since you started your career, be it Under-19 or domestic, all eyes are on you. You’re considered to be the next big thing. So when you play, is there any sort of pressure to meet the expectations?
Harry Dixon: There’s always been pressure in professional sport. Well, it just comes with the badge. I mean, there’s a lot of young stars out there at the moment. Everyone’s just trying to make their own path and play their own way.
Arvind Kalyana Krishnan: As far as Melbourne Renegades are concerned, I mean, last season was a forgettable one. But now with the build-up, everything looks exciting. So how excited are you for the upcoming edition?
Harry Dixon: Yeah, very excited! I think we’re building a pretty exciting squad. We’ve got a nice mix of old and young. Obviously with Fraser-McGurk (Jake Fraser-McGurk) and Peaky (Oliver Peake) they’re doing awesome stuff at the moment.
Our skipper (Will Sutherland) is in great form, he just made a hundred the other week. And if you bring in the likes of a few internationals that are going to come over; So we’ve got really exciting stuff to look forward to.
Arvind Kalyana Krishnan: Lastly year at the Renegades we had Muhammad Rizwan, and him being there attracted a lot of fans. So if you could talk about your experience sharing the dressing room with him?
Harry Dixon: He was awesome to have. Obviously, he’s played heaps of international cricket. Yeah, he’s a terrific player and he might not have had the season he would’ve liked but, I mean, just learning off a person like that that’s made heaps of international runs was just pretty cool, especially for a young person like me. Yeah, hopefully he can make a few more runs if he ever comes back.
