LONDON: Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and batsman Mohammad Rizwan were not sold in The Hundred 2024 draft.
As many as 32 cricketers have been selected in the draft in eight teams, which include both domestic and foreign players.
Babar and Rizwan, along with Pakistan T20 captain Shaheen Afridi, entered the draft at the last minute.
Meanwhile, Shaheen picked up Welse Fire again for £100,000. He represented the franchise last year.
Retired all-rounder Imad Wasim has also returned to Trent Rockets for £100,000 and ace pacer Naseem Shah has been picked up by Birmingham Phoenix for £125,000.
Other notable Pakistani stars – Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Hasan Ali and Mohammad Amir were not selected by any of the franchises.
Among the big international names, Jason Roy, David Warner, Tim David and Shakib Al Hasan were not selected.
West Indies players were in high demand in the draft. The Northern Superchargers have selected Nicholas Pooran as the first signing of the draft. Andre Russell and Shimron Hetmyer will play for London Spirit, Kieron Pollard has joined the Southern Brave and Rovman Powell was the top choice at Trent Rockets.
No Pakistan players were selected in the women’s draft. The most sought-after players were Australians, with the likes of Meg Lanning, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Lauren Cheatle, Jess Jonassen, Sophie Molineux selected in the auction.
Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh were the two Indians selected in the draft.
Remember, 64 Pakistani cricketers, 59 men and five women, registered for The Hundred Draft 2024 earlier this month.
Two Pakistani bowlers remained before the draft – Haris Rauf (Welsh Fire) and Usama Mir (Manchester Originals).
It should be noted that the fourth edition of The Hundred is scheduled for July 23.
