Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen register for The Hundred 2023 draft

Pakistan captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi are among the biggest foreign names to register in The Hundred draft for 2023.

The aforementioned Pakistan trio have entered the draft with a reserve price of £100,000.

The draft is set for March 23, whereas the tournament is scheduled to take place in August.

Pakistan pacers, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Amir have also entered the draft at a reserve price of £60,000.

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Mitchell Starc is one of five foreign players to have set the maximum men’s reserve price of £125,000, along with Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Kieron Pollard and Shakib Al Hasan.

Earlier this month, Pakistan all-rounder, Shadab Khan, was retained for £100k by Birmingham Phoenix. Shadab will play alongside international cricketers like Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes and Liam Livingstone for Phoenix. 

Wicketkeeper-batsmen, Azam Khan and Mohammad Haris, are also hoping to be drafted for the competition. 

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— The Hundred (@thehundred) February 28, 2023

In last year’s draft, Babar went unsold as the tournament clashed with Pakistan’s international commitments. Babar was listed at the reserve price of £125,000.

Pakistan players in The Hundred 2023 draft:

Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Amir, Fakhar Zaman, Imad Wasim, Muhammad Akhlaq, Abrar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Noman Ali, Salman Ali, Umaid Asif, Saim Ayub, Danish Aziz, Ammad Butt, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sameen Gul, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan, Salman Irshad, Ahmed Danyal, Aamir Jamal, Akif Javed, Azam Khan, Haseebullah Khan, Mubasir Khan, Sharjeel Khan, Sajid Khan, Umer Khan, Zaman Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Waqas Maqsood, Shan Masood, Usama Mir, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Rumman Raees, Wahab Riaz, Abdullah Shafique, Khushdil Shah, Yasir Shah, Saud Shakeel, Haris Sohail, Talat Hussain, Imam-ul-Haq, Ihsanullah, Abdul Wahid and Amir Yamin