An undated image of Pakistan cricketers Shaheen Shah Afridi (left), Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam (proper) throughout a coaching session. — PCB
Shaheen Afridi, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Muhammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha are among the many 74 Pakistani male cricketers who’ve signed up for the Huge Bash League (BBL) 15 Draft, as introduced by Cricket Australia (CA).
Shaheen was chosen by Brisbane Warmth, Rauf will as soon as once more play for Melbourne Stars, Rizwan will play for Melbourne Renegades and Azam will play BBL for Sydney Sixers.
Hassan Khan was chosen by Melbourne Renegades, Shadab Khan was made a part of the workforce by Sydney Thunder whereas quick bowler Hasan Ali will play BBL for Adelaide Strikers.
Shaheen, Rizwan and Rauf had been additionally chosen within the Platinum class.
The draft, scheduled for June 19, will even embrace 11 Pakistani girls cricketers competing for spots within the Girls’s Huge Bash League (WBBL), showcasing a rising curiosity and presence of Pakistani expertise in Australia’s premier T20 competitions.
Becoming a member of Salman within the males’s draft are explosive opener Mohammad Haris and thriller spinner Abrar Ahmed, each of whom have impressed with their latest performances on the home and worldwide ranges.
These names add to an already star-studded record of Pakistani gamers beforehand registered for the BBL 15 Draft, together with tempo spearhead Shaheen, wicketkeeper-batter Rizwan, leg-spinner Shadab, quick bowler Rauf, spinner Usama Mir and pacer Mohammad Hasnain.
The BBL 15 draft will characteristic over 600 abroad gamers, making it probably the most aggressive drafts in recent times.
The lads’s draft consists of gamers from England (178), the West Indies (42), Sri Lanka (13), and even one from India. The ladies’s draft pool is headlined by gamers from England (46), India (15), New Zealand (15) and Pakistan (11).
Brisbane Warmth could have the primary decide within the males’s draft, giving them the chance to guide alternatives from this elite pool of world expertise.
