Rashid Khan is the first player selected for the men’s competition
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The Hundred Draft first players picked
Rashid Khan is the first player selected for the men’s competition in The Hundred Draft, taking place live on Sky TV and BBC online. He has been snapped up by Trent Rockets Head Coach Stephen Fleming to play alongside teammates Joe Root, Alex Hales and Harry Gurney next summer.
Southern Brave Head Coach, Mahela Jayawardena, picked next, quickly taking Andre Russell before Darren Lehmann selected Aaron Finch for Northern Superchargers.
The full list of the first two rounds of player picks for each team, in order of selection, are:
Trent Rockets
Rashid Khan (1)
D’Arcy Short (16)
Lewis Gregory (17)
Alex Hales (32) – selected on 3rd October
Southern Brave
Andre Russell (2)
David Warner (15)
Liam Dawson (18)
James Vince (31) – selected on 3rd October
Northern Superchargers
Aaron Finch (3)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman (14)
Chris Lynn (19)
Adil Rashid (30) – selected on 3rd October
Welsh Fire
Mitchell Starc (4)
Steve Smith (13)
Colin Ingram (20) – selected on 3rd October
Tom Banton (29) – selected on 3rd October
Oval Invincibles
Sunil Narine (5)
Jason Roy (12) – selected on 3rd October
Sam Billings (21)
Sandeep Lamichhane (28)
Manchester Originals
Imran Tahir (6)
Dane Vilas (11)
Phil Salt (22)
Tom Abell (27)
London Spirit
Glenn Maxwell (7)
Eoin Morgan (10) – selected on 3rd October
Mohammad Nabi (23)
Muhammad Amir (26)
Birmingham Phoenix
Liam Livingstone (8)
Moeen Ali (9) – selected on 3rd October
Kane Williamson (24)
Ravi Bopara (25)
Andre Russell, talking about his selection for Southern Brave, commented: “What a fun night – it’s an honour to be picked with so many other amazing international players in the mix. I’m really looking forward to spending the summer here and playing back in the UK. I know that The Hundred is going to be an exciting competition and I can’t wait to start training with my new Southern Brave teammates.”
Joe Root, who’ll be playing alongside Rashid Khan said: “It’s going to be great to have Rashid join us at Trent Bridge next summer. I’ve played against him and I know he’s a fierce competitor and one of the best players in the world – so I have no doubt the competition will really heat up as we go head-to-head with the other teams. It’s going to be a really exciting summer.”
The players announced tonight at The Hundred Draft join the previously selected England red ball contracted and Local Icon players, including Test captain Joe Root and Alex Hales for Trent Rockets, Jofra Archer and James Vince for Southern Brave, Ben Stokes and Adil Rashid for Northern Superchargers and Eoin Morgan and Dan Lawrence for London Spirit.
