Melbourne 24 Aug : New Zealand batting great Ross Taylor, England Test opener Zak Crawley, and Pakistan trio of openers Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq and leg-spinners Yasir Shah on Wednesday were announced as the newest players to be signed for the inaugural Big Bash League (BBL) draft.South Africa’s Faf du Plessis New Zealand’s Trent Boult, England’s Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Sam Billings, Chris Jordan and David Willey, West Indies’ Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell and Dwayne Bravo as well as Pakistan’s Shadab Khan as well as the Afghan’s Rashid Khan are headlining the “platinum” category of players in the first round of the BBL draft.
“It will be an interesting Draft, but it is a crucial one in giving teams the best chance of success in this year’s edition of the BBL.With the quality of players in this year’s international Draft along with the addition of some of the Aussie test players who will be joining the final stages of BBL season It is expected to be one of the biggest to date,” said Michael Hussey who was a former Australia cricketer, who is one of the hosts of the BBL draft.
The league has confirmed it with the new participants in the draft the official list of the player’s draft stands at 332 candidates from 20 countries that will be broadcast on Sunday.
An overall of 28 players in the BBL draft are eligible for retention by their clubs after last season.
According to the BBL Draft rules, only the 12 platinum players can be selected in the first round whereas gold or platinum level players are eligible in the second round.
“Sunday evening’s BBL-12 Draft will be the initial important event of the Big Bash summer.
We are awestruck by the excitement anticipation, anticipation and speculation that the Draft has generated throughout the winter months.Now it’s up to our clubs to create their lists using a list of the top players in the world,” said Alistair Dobson the General Manager of Cricket Australia.Big Bash Leagues.
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