Why Babar Azam and M.Rizwan Go Unsold In The Hundred 2024?
Babar Azam and M. Rizwan go unpicked in The Hundred Draft 2024. Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan along with the Pakistani t20i team captain Shaheen Shah Afridi registered for the draft of The Hundred at last moment. Pakistani elite top order batsman shockingly were not picked by any team. Meanwhile, Shaheen Shah was picked by his last year team Welsh fire for 100,000£. The reserve price of Babar and Rizwan was also 100,000£.
Other Pakistan players in Draft
Naseem Shah was the most expensive Pakistani player in the draft. The ace pacer was picked by Birmingham Phoenix for whopping 125,000£. Imad Wasim, the man in red hot form was picked by Trent rockets for 100,000£. Other Pakistani stars including Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad, Hassan Ali and veteran pacer Muhammad Amir were not picked by any team .
Meanwhile Pakistani speedster Haris Rauf was retained by his team Welsh fire for 100,000£ where he will share dressing room again with his mate Shaheen Shah Afridi. Usama Mir was also retained by Manchester Originals for 60,000£
.
Complete list of Men squads in The Hundred
Trent Rockets
| Salary band | Player selected |
|---|---|
| England Test central contract | Joe Root |
| £125,000 | Rashid Khan |
| £125,000 | D’Arcy Short |
| £100,000 | Lewis Gregory |
| £100,000 | Alex Hales |
| £75,000 | Nathan Coulter-Nile |
| £75,000 | Harry Gurney |
| £60,000 | Steven Mullaney |
| £60,000 | Matthew Carter |
| £50,000 | Luke Wood |
| £50,000 | Tom Moores |
| £40,000 | Dawid Malan |
| £40,000 | Ben Cox |
| £30,000 | Luke Fletcher |
| £30,000 | Luke Wright |
Southern Brave
| Salary band | |
|---|---|
| England Test central contract | Jofra Archer |
| £125,000 | Andre Russell |
| £125,000 | David Warner |
| £100,000 | Liam Dawson |
| £100,000 | James Vince |
| £75,000 | Shadab Khan |
| £75,000 | Chris Jordan |
| £60,000 | Tymal Mills |
| £60,000 | Ross Whiteley |
| £50,000 | Delray Rawlins |
| £50,000 | Ollie Pope |
| £40,000 | George Garton |
| £40,000 | Alex Davies |
| £30,000 | Max Waller |
| £30,000 | Craig Overton |
Northern Superchargers
| Salary band | |
|---|---|
| England Test central contract | Ben Stokes |
| £125,000 | Aaron Finch |
| £125,000 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
| £100,000 | Chris Lynn |
| £100,000 | Adil Rashid |
| £75,000 | Adam Lyth |
| £75,000 | David Willey |
| £60,000 | Richard Gleeson |
| £60,000 | Ben Foakes |
| £50,000 | Tom Kohler-Cadmore |
| £50,000 | David Wiese |
| £40,000 | Nathan Rimmington |
| £40,000 | Brydon Carse |
| £30,000 | Ed Barnard |
| £30,000 | John Simpson |
Welsh Fire
| Salary band | |
|---|---|
| England Test central contract | Jonny Bairstow |
| £125,000 | Mitchell Starc |
| £125,000 | Steve Smith |
| £100,000 | Colin Ingram |
| £100,000 | Tom Banton |
| £75,000 | Ben Duckett |
| £75,000 | Ravi Rampaul |
| £60,000 | Simon Harmer |
| £60,000 | Qais Ahmed |
| £50,000 | Liam Plunkett |
| £50,000 | Ryan ten Doeschate |
| £40,000 | David Payne |
| £40,000 | Ryan Higgins |
| £30,000 | Danny Briggs |
| £30,000 | Leus du Plooy |
Oval Invincibles
| Salary band | |
|---|---|
| England Test central contract | Sam Curran |
| £125,000 | Sunil Narine |
| £125,000 | Jason Roy |
| £100,000 | Sam Billings |
| £100,000 | Sandeep Lamichhane |
| £75,000 | Rilee Rossouw |
| £75,000 | Tom Curran |
| £60,000 | Reece Topley |
| £60,000 | Hardus Viljoen |
| £50,000 | Fabian Allen |
| £50,000 | Alex Blake |
| £40,000 | Will Jacks |
| £40,000 | Chris Wood |
| £30,000 | Nathan Sowter |
| £30,000 | Laurie Evans |
Manchester Originals
| Salary band | |
|---|---|
| England Test central contract | Jos Buttler |
| £125,000 | Imran Tahir |
| £125,000 | Dane Vilas |
| £100,000 | Phil Salt |
| £100,000 | Tom Abell |
| £75,000 | Matt Parkinson |
| £75,000 | Saqib Mahmood |
| £60,000 | Daniel Christian |
| £60,000 | Wayne Madsen |
| £50,000 | Wayne Parnell |
| £50,000 | Mitchell Santner |
| £40,000 | Joe Clarke |
| £40,000 | Marchant de Lange |
| £30,000 | Ed Pollock |
| £30,000 | Eddie Byrom |
London Spirit
| Salary band | |
|---|---|
| England Test central contract | Rory Burns |
| £125,000 | Glenn Maxwell |
| £125,000 | Eoin Morgan |
| £100,000 | Mohammad Nabi |
| £100,000 | Mohammad Amir |
| £75,000 | Roelof van der Merwe |
| £75,000 | Mark Wood |
| £60,000 | Joe Denly |
| £60,000 | Dan Lawrence |
| £50,000 | Mason Crane |
| £50,000 | Kyle Abbott |
| £40,000 | Adam Rossington |
| £40,000 | Zak Crawley |
| £30,000 | Jade Dernbach |
| £30,000 | Luis Reece |
Birmingham Phoenix
| Salary band | |
|---|---|
| England Test central contract | Chris Woakes |
| £125,000 | Liam Livingstone |
| £125,000 | Moeen Ali |
| £100,000 | Kane Williamson |
| £100,000 | Ravi Bopara |
| £75,000 | Benny Howell |
| £75,000 | Tom Helm |
| £60,000 | Shaheen Afridi |
| £60,000 | Pat Brown |
| £50,000 | Adam Hose |
| £50,000 | Cameron Delport |
| £40,000 | Henry Brookes |
| £40,000 | Adam Zampa |
| £30,000 | Riki Wessels |
| £30,000 | Chris Cooke |
Top Unsold Players in The Draft
Top international players including David Warner, Jason Roy, Tim David and Shakib al Hasan went unsold while . 59 Men Pakistani and 5 Women Pakistani cricketers registered for the draft.
Two Indian women cricketers Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh were picked. Australian women cricketers were in high demand. They include Meg Lanning, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Lauren Cheatle, Jess Jonassen, Sophie Molineux being picked in the auction.
It is to be noted that the 4th edition of The Hundred is scheduled to start on July 23 2024.
