BBL Draft

Cricket Australia did a ton of work to get Faf du Plessis, Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard to nominate for the inaugural Big Bash draft. Faf and Pollard did ...

“What he offers with the bat is exceptional. He’s been brilliant for our franchise over a number of years, and absolutely delighted to have him back.” And what he delivers in the field and with the ball, being able to bowl legspin and offspin, I think he’s a beautiful fit for the Renegades.” “Our plan was always to retain Rashid. “He’s a high-class international leg spinner, he’s very handy with the bat as well, and he’s a gun in the field,” Hurricanes head of strategy Ricky Ponting said. “We know what type of player we want, the skill set we want, and we feel like there’s some good options in the gold round for us.

The Black Caps star was one of 12 platinum level players, earning $380000 despite only being available for half the competition.

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A host of international stars have been ignored in the inaugural BBL overseas player draft, leaving England's Liam Livingstone as the No.1 Platinum pick.

"What he offers with the bat is exceptional. He's been brilliant for our franchise over a number of years, and absolutely delighted to have him back." "Our plan was always to retain Rashid. 'And if these players are coming in and out, you've got to have money to fill their voids as well. Advertisement

The Melbourne Renegades have secured the services of England's Liam Livingstone for the upcoming Big Bash League, selecting him as the No.

The Brisbane Heat chose England wicketkeeper Sam Billings for their No. Pass — Sydney Thunder Pass — Melbourne Stars But if the measure of success for the BBL Draft was adding overseas stars, it’s been a huge fail.” Pass – Sydney Sixers Being really flexible up and down the order is so useful in the Big Bash. With the power surge, guys like him are so hard to bowl to. “What he offers with the bat is exceptional. He’s got a great record over the last couple of years. New to Kayo? Every ODI Live & Exclusive to Fox Sports on Kayo. 1 pick at the inaugural BBL Draft.

The Adelaide Strikers have strengthened their squad for KFC BBL|12, retaining lethal leg-spinner Rashid Khan while adding experienced allrounder Colin de ...

He’s been brilliant for our franchise over a number of years.” Adelaide passed on its fourth and final selection of the Draft at Pick 29, with all Clubs required to pass on one round. The 23-year-old is the club’s all-time Big Bash wicket-taker with 92 scalps and has become a cult figure of the competition since joining the Strikers in BBL

Liam Livingstone was secured by the Melbourne Renegades with the first pick of the inaugural Big Bash Leagu...

Pass — Sydney Thunder Pass — Hobart Hurricanes Pass — Melbourne Stars Pass — Melbourne Renegades Pass —Adelaide Strikers Pass — Sydney Sixers Pass — Brisbane Heat "Yeah, we talked about it. Rilee Rossouw — Sydney Thunder Pass — Perth Scorchers Alex Hales — Sydney Thunder Sydney Thunder — David Willey

If you were hoping to see Kieron Pollard, Faf du Plessis or Andre Russell in action this summer, Sunday night's BBL Draft would have been a major ...

Sydney Thunder: Pass Melbourne Stars: Pass Melbourne Renegades: Pass Sydney Sixers: Pass In an attempt to boost crowds and ratings in BBL Hobart Hurricanes: Pass Adelaide Strikers: Pass Brisbane Heat: Pass Perth Scorchers: Pass Melbourne Stars: Joe Clarke Melbourne Stars: Trent Boult Melbourne Renegades: Liam Livingstone