The Hundred Draft: Pakistan captain Babar Azam goes UNPICKED- Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has opted out of The Hundred Draft despite teams . The dynamic batsman could have walked easily in any team as every English county was looking forward to luring him. Yet he preferred to stay away from hectic commitments more in order to concentrate fully on the national summer commitment. Follow The Hundred Draft updates on Insidesport.in
“Babar Azam never applied for the NOC for the English summer-that means he is not interested despite being one of the few overseas who are bracketed among the top category,” The News reported.
Pakistan has three ODIs against the West Indies from 8-12 June plus tours of Sri Lanka (two Tests, three ODIs) and Netherlands (ODIs) and Sri Lanka (ACC Asia Cup T20).
The Hundred Draft: Pakistan captain Babar Azam goes UNPICKED – Here is the actual REASON, Check Why?
Big names announced by The Hundred on Tuesday: Kieron Pollard was selected by London Spirit as the first pick of The Hundred Draft. Welsh Fire announce they’ve snapped up England batter Tammy Beaumont from London Spirit to lead their women’s team while picking up Joe Clarke, Tom Banton and Adam Zampa in the draft.
Bravo lives to expectations – Bravo, meanwhile, is picked up for the first time – by Northern Superchargers – having gone undrafted in 2019 and again ahead of last season. He has already agreed a deal with Worcestershire to turn out in the T20 Blast, which precedes The Hundred. The 38-year-old is second on the all-time appearance list in T20 cricket, with Pollard the only man ahead of him.
The Hundred Draft: Pakistan captain Babar Azam goes UNPICKED – Here is the actual REASON, Check Why?
No taker for Warner – David Warner, who was considered a star attraction among the draft entrees, is not believed to have been signed. Warner was part of the defending World T20 champion’s squad of Australia and is still considered one of the best player’s in the game. The unsold scenario comes as yet another setback for Warner as he was also released by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Power hitting Pollard goes for big money – Pollard, who was set to play for Welsh Fire in 2021 before pulling out, has been picked up by London Spirit, who had the first pick in the draft – which was conducted behind closed doors – after finishing rock bottom last summer in the competition’s inaugural edition. Pollard is considered as one of the best players of the shortest format and is currently applying his trade for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The Hundred 2022 Draft Picks:
London Spirits: Zak Crawley, Glenn Maxwell, Mason Crane, Adam Rossington, Blake Cullen, Mark Wood, Eoin Morgan, Dan Lawrence, Ravi Bopara, Brad Wheal
Manchester Originals: Colin Ackermann, Jos Buttler, Calvin Harrison, Tom Hartley, Fred Klaassen, Tom Lammonby, Wayne Madsen, Jamie Overton, Matt Parkinson, Ollie Robinson, Phil Salt.
Oval Invincibles: Sam Billings, Rory Burns, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jason Roy, Nathan Sowter, Reece Topley
Southern Brave: Jofra Archer, Tim David, Alex Davies, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Jake Lintott, Tymal Mills, Craig Overton, Marcus Stoinis, James Vince, Ross Whiteley.
Trent Rockets: Matt Carter, Sam Cook, Marchant de Lange, Lewis Gregory, Alex Hales, Rashid Khan, Dawid Malan, Tom Moores, Steven Mullaney, Samit Patel, Joe Root, Luke Wood.
Welsh Fire: Jake Ball, Jonny Bairstow, Josh Cobb, Matt Critchley, Ben Duckett, Leus du Plooy, Ryan Higgins, David Payne, Ollie Pope.
Super Northern Chargers: Faf du Plessis, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Adam Lyth, Callum Parkinson, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, John Simpson, Ben Stokes, David Milley
Birmingham Phoenix: Moeen Ali, Tom Abell, Chris Benjamin, Henry Brookes, Miles Hammond, Benny Howell, Liam Livingstone, Adam Milne, Will Smeed
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