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LONDON: The sons of former England cricketers Andrew Flintoff and Michael Vaughan, along with veteran pacer James Anderson, have registered for The Hundred 2025 draft scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 12.

England men’s legendary cricketer James Anderson is among the notable names registering their name in the shorter version of the game. The former pacer will aim to play short-form cricket for the first time in a decade.

The draft also features the sons of two former England cricketers: Archie Vaughan and Rocky Flintoff.

Rocky Flintoff, a promising talent for the England Lions, and Archie Vaughan lead a group of emerging players eager to attract attention in The Hundred draft.

In addition to these young talents, notable overseas men’s and women players in the 100- ball tournament include Glenn Maxwell, Deandra Dottin, David Warner, Alyssa Healy, and Andre Russell, all of whom are participating in draft.

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These prominent international stars are joined by a group of top-class domestic players also vying to be picked ahead of the competition’s fifth year, including Jamie Overton, Sophia Dunkley, Issy Wong, Rehan Ahmed, and Reece Topley.

The sixteen men’s and women’s teams have already retained several players from last year’s squads and will now fill the remainder of their available spots through The Hundred Draft.

London Spirit will have the first pick in the men’s competition, while Birmingham Phoenix will pick first in the women’s competition.

The Hundred returns for its fifth year at Lord’s on 5 August, with a London derby between London Spirit and Oval Invincibles kicking off another year of world-class cricket and blockbuster entertainment.

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Pakistan’s T20I captain Shaheen Afridi, as well as star batters Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan, have made late entries to The Hundred 2024 Draft, scheduled to take place on March 20 (today).

These three players have set a reserve price of £100,000 and will be available for selection by the eight teams participating in The Hundred.

Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof has also been added as a last-minute inclusion along with Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur.

Meanwhile, young batter Saim Ayub, who ended the recently concluded Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 with 345 runs in 11 games, has withdrawn his name from the The Hundred 2024 Draft.

Earlier this month, a total of 65 Pakistan players, including five women cricketers signed up for the The Hundred 2024 Draft.

Leg-spinner Usama Mir was retained by Manchester Originals while Welsh Fire retained right-arm speedster Haris Rauf.

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Pakistan’s first-choice pacers Hasan Ali and Naseem Shah registered for The Hundred draft at a reserved price of £100,000. Whereas, Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed set their reserve prices at £75,000.

Mohammad Amir, Aamir Jamal, and Abdullah Shafique have set their base price at £60,000.

Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, and Imad Wasim signed up for the draft with a reserve price of £50,000 while Mir Hamza, Mohammad Hasnain, and Azam Khan entered with a £40,000 reserve price.

Furthermore, 46 Pakistan players signed up for The Hundred draft without a reserved price including Haider Ali, Umar Amin, Faheem Ashraf, Shahnawaz Dahani, Zaman Khan, Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Roman Raees, Saud Shakeel, Haneen Shah, Mohammad Wasim Jr.

In the women’s category, Pakistan captain Nida Dar, alongside Iram Javed and Fatima registered with a reserved price of £17,500 while all-rounder Aliya Riaz and Javeria Rauf entered the draft without a specified reserve price.

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LONDON: England veteran pacer James Anderson heaped praises on Babar Azam, saying he would spend the whole budget on the star Pakistan batter after none of the franchises picked him in the Hundred draft. 

Babar was reserved a price of £100,000 for the draft but went unsold in the drafting process held last week.

While speaking in BBC’s Tailender Podcast Anderson expressed surprise over the development, asserting, “there might have been an availability issue”, which was why Babar had not been picked for the tournament.

“Why was Babar not picked up? Was his price too high?” asked the host.

“I’ll pay double for him [Babar Azam]. I’ll spend the whole budget on Babar Azam. The only thing I can guess is that there might have been an availability issue, which is why he wasn’t picked.” replied Anderson.

The 40-year-old revealed how, at one point, he too was passed over in the IPL auction.

“I went into the IPL auction once and didn’t get picked up,” he recalled.

It is pertinent to mention here that none of the teams at the Hundred draft showed their interest in picking Pakistan batters, including the all-format captain Babar and second-ranked T20I batter Mohammad Rizwan due to concerns over their availability.

Only four Pakistani players, all bowlers, were picked by three teams for the Hundred 2023 which include Shaheen Shah Afridi (Welsh Fire), Haris Rauf (Welsh Fire), Shadab Khan (Birmingham Pheonix) and Ihsanullah (Oval Invincibles).

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LONDON: All-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed and five other players from Pakistan have signed up for the upcoming draft of ‘The Hundred’ – England’s first of its sort league. 

Following an update regarding the overseas players’ list for this year’s The Hundred, the number of Pakistan players, who registered themselves for the draft, rose from 57 to 63 after Iftikhar, Ahmed Shehzad, Tayyab Tahir, Mir Hamza and Muhammad Ilyas were added to the list.

Earlier, a number of top-performing T20I players from Pakistan including skipper Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Fakhar Zaman, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Diana Baig registered for the draft, which will take place on March 23.

Among the other standout names hoping to earn a slot in this year’s season include Richa Ghosh, Tamim Iqbal, Sneh Rana and Ben Foakes.

However, a total of seven overseas including Mitchell Starc, Megan Schutt, Anrich Nortje, Aiden Markram and Tayla Vlaeminck are no longer available for selection in The Hundred Draft.

According to the ‘The Hundred’ media release, a total of 881 players from 28 countries will be up for grabs ahead of the third year of the competition. The women’s competition is to stage a draft for the first time.

Moreover, 113 players were retained by their respective franchises across the men’s and women’s tournaments, which means The Hundred Draft and the open market process in the women’s competition will fill up a further 135 spots.

The tournament will kick off at Trent Bridge on August 1 with a double-header between Trent Rockets and Southern Brave – the first of 68 games across the third year of The Hundred.

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LONDON: Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and a host of other top-performing T20I players from Pakistan have signed up for the upcoming draft of ‘the Hundred’ – England’s first of its sort league. 

A total of 57 players – international as well as local – from Pakistan registered themselves for the draft, which will take place on March 23. Apart from Babar and Shaheen, the list also includes Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Fakhar Zaman, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Diana Baig to name a few.

According to the ‘the Hundred’ media release, a total of 881 players from 28 countries will be up for grabs ahead of the third year of the competition. The women’s competition is to stage a draft for the first time.

Moreover, 113 players were retained by their respective franchises across the men’s and women’s tournaments, which means The Hundred Draft and the open market process in the women’s competition will fill up a further 135 spots.

Among the other standout names hoping to earn a slot in this year’s season include India’s Harmanpreet Kaur, Ben Duckett, Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley, Sarah Glenn, Reece Topley and Kate Cross from England, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, West Indies’ Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell, and Afghanistan’s Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi.

Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates, Kane Williamson and Trent Boult from New Zealand, and  Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Grace Harris and Amanda-Jade Wellington from Australia will also be in contention for the spots. South Africa’s Anrich Nortje, Dane van Niekerk and Shabnim Ismail are also included on this list.

The tournament will kick off at Trent Bridge on August 1 with a double-header between Trent Rockets and Southern Brave – the first of 68 games across the third year of The Hundred.

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LONDON: The Hundred’s franchise Northern Superchargers have picked Pakistan’s left-arm pacer, Wahab Riaz for the upcoming second edition.

Wahab, who played for Trent Rockets last year managed to pick four wickets as he played just one game in the entire tournament.

For this year’s Hundred, however, the Superchargers have picked the 36-years-old pacer for 75,000 pounds. Whereas, the West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has also been picked by the franchise.

Taking to Twitter, the Hundred also announced the signing of Wahab by the Superchargers.

“[Wahab] is a Northern Supercharger,” The Hundred wrote.

🦸 @WahabViki is a Northern Supercharger! #TheHundredDraft pic.twitter.com/yuU96nELQU

— The Hundred (@thehundred) April 5, 2022

 

Another Pakistani pacer Naseem Shah, on the other hand, has been picked by Welsh Fire for 60,000 pounds.

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