Chris Gayle and Lasith Malinga are counted among the top players of the T20 format, but both of these veterans did not find buyers in the first season player draft of the new league The Hundred. Not only this, Pakistan batsman Babar Azam, who occupied the first place in the current T20 rankings in the first round player draft of the league, also did not agree to buy any team.
This list of scorn of veterans does not end here. It also includes players such as Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Tamim Iqbal. According to the ICC report, Gayle and Malinga kept their base price of £ 125,000. Mitchell Starc, David Warner and Kagiso Rabada also kept the same base price.
Two Australian veterans Mitchell Starc and Steve Smith were bought by Wells Fire. Southern Braves bet on David Warner. Steve Smith tweeted, ‘Happy to be a part of Wells Fire in next year’s The Hundred’. Afghanistan’s star spinner Rashid Khan was first bought. He will play for Trent Rockets. Rashid will be accompanied by England Test captain Joe Root in this team.
In the first round player draft of The Hundred Ball League, Andre Russell was bought by Southeastern Braves and Sunil Narine was bought by The Oval Invinational. Northern superchargers included Aaron Finch, Mujib ur Rehman in their team. Imran Tahir, Dan Vilas to Manchester Originals, Glenn Maxwell to London Spirit, and Liam Plunkt to Birmingham Phoenix.
A total of 570 players were involved in the men’s player draft on Sunday. Among them were 239 foreign and 331 domestic players. A total of 96 players were purchased in the first round. ‘The Hundred’ format is going to be launched in July next year. This league will be organized in both male and female sections.
In the 100 Ball Cricket format, each team has an innings of maximum 100 balls. A total of 200 balls will be thrown in the match. There will not be an over six ball in this format. A bowler will bowl in a breakup of 10 or 5-5 consecutive balls. A bowler will bowl a maximum of 20 balls in a match. That is, at least 5 bowlers will be needed in the match. There are many other rules that can surprise you while watching the Hundred Ball League