Karachi: Four of the Pakistani star cricket players – Shaheen Afraidi, Mohamed Rizouan, Harris Rove, and Shadab Khan – have registered in the upcoming BBL draft BBL.
In total, more than 600 international players were registered in the draft, including the captain of the women’s team in Pakistan, Fatima Sana, whose name also represents among the players available in the Big Bash League (WBBL) draft.
The BBL 15 and WBL 11 draft is scheduled to be held on June 19.
The initial list of BBL 15 Besheen Pakistan, Rizwan, Harris and Shadab features other players. They are joined by international stars such as Shammar Joseph in West Indies, Loki Ferguson from New Zealand and Tim South, Sam Curan and Alex Hallz, and Sri Lanka Kosal Pereira.
For WBBL 11, the initial menu includes Heather Knight, Lauren Bell, Danny White, and Sophie Exston; India Jemah Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey; South Africa Shabnim Ismail and Clewy Trion; And West Indies’ Deandra Dottin. All of the roundabout Fatima is also part of this draft.
The full list of registered players and details will be released soon.
The Director General of BBL, Acere Dobson, has expressed an excitement about the participation of these international stars, saying that their inclusion would add a new dimension to BBL. He highlighted that names such as Shaheen, Riswan, Heather Knight, and Sophie Exston prove that both BBL and WBBL are attractive tournaments for the best players all over the world.
“We are very excited about nominations for Big Basctions, including some international stars who will add an enormous politicization as clubs compete for the best available talents.
“The presence of family names such as Shaheen Aphidi, Mohamed Rizouan, Hader Knight and Sophie Exerson explain the continuous call to the big Bash championships for some of the best players in the world.