March 25, 2024
Nicholas Pooran was the first signing in The Hundred 2024 draft, with four other West Indians being signed in the first round, each at the highest price of GBP 125,000. Northern Superchargers opted for Pooran while London Spirit picked Andre Russell and Shimron Hetmyer. Rovman Powell and Kieron Pollard were the other two players from the Caribbean picked in the top bracket, joining Trent Rockets and Southern Brave respectively.
Several top players, both England and overseas, weren't picked in the draft. Jason Roy found no takers, same with Mark Wood, while David Warner and Tim David were the big names from Australia to miss out. India's star players like Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma were also not picked and Deandra Dottin and Suzie Bates missed out as well.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were also among several high-profile players not picked by any teams while teammate Naseem Shah was picked at the highest price bracket by Birmingham Phoenix. Welsh Fire roped in Tom Kohler-Cadmore in the top bracket and the team also signed Shaheen Afridi for GBP 100,000. Imad Wasim was the other Pakistan player to be picked in the draft, going to Trent Rockets for GBP 100,000.
Smriti Mandhana (Brave) and Richa Ghosh (Phoenix) were the two Indian players to be drafted while Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu was picked by the Oval Invincibles. Amy Jones was the first pick in the women's draft, going to Phoenix while Meg Lanning is set to make her first appearance in The Hundred after becoming Spirit's first pick. Manchester Originals got Beth Mooney as their second pick and also roped in Sophie Molineux. Ashleigh Gardner was picked by Rockets and Superchargers bagged Annabel Sutherland.
The teams can add two more domestic players each as wildcard entries. The fourth edition of The Hundred will get underway on July 23 with Oval Invincibles facing Birmingham Phoenix in both men's and women's competitions.
