- The tournament will be launched in England in July next year, 100 balls will be bowled in an innings.
- Eight teams will play in the first season; Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc and David Warner will also play
Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan became the first player to be sold in the draft ‘The Hundred’ next year’s tournament in England. Eight teams will participate in the first season of the tournament. 100 balls will be bowled in an innings of the match. Rashid has taken 81 wickets in an international match. He was bought by Trent Rockets on Sunday. Rashid will be accompanied by England Test captain Joe Root. On the other hand, none of the teams bought Chris Gayle of the West Indies. Along with him, none of Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga and South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada were included in his team.
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell was picked up by the Northern Braves and Australia’s limited-overs captain Aaron Finch by the Northern Superchargers. The superchargers also added Mujib ur Rehman of Afghanistan to the team. Wales Fire included Australia’s Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc in their squad. His team is also the Windies spinner Sunil Narine and pre-selected England opener Jason Roy.
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Ken Williamson Bought by Birmingham Phoenix
Manchester Origin took South Africa’s Imran Tahir and Dan Vilas into their squad. Liam Plunkett, Liam Livingston and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson were selected by the Birmingham Phionics. At the same time, London Spirit included Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir and Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi.
Nobody Bought Babur, Deacock, Pollard and Bravo
Trent Rockets bought Australian fast bowlers Nathan Coulter-Nile, David Warner and Pakistan’s Shadab Khan from Southern Braves. The number one batsman in the T20 rankings was Pakistan’s Babar Azam, South African wicketkeeper Quinton De Kock, Windies T20 captain Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Bangladeshi opener Tamim Iqbal. Rashid Khan.
There are 570 Players in Player Draft
A total of 570 players joined the player draft on Sunday. There were 239 foreign and 331 domestic players among them. A total of 96 players were purchased in the first round. ‘The Hundred’ format is scheduled to be launched in July next year. There will also be a tournament for women in this format. Many players of the England ODI team had already joined the eight teams as local icons.
