BBL Draft.

[Donny]

"Nine players are set to make their Big Bash debut this summer after last night's draft – some like Trent Boult fans will know well, while others will be out to make their mark in Australia

An old teammate of Stars coach David Hussey and a self-styled "part-time handyman" to the Heat are among the lesser-known players to Australian audiences who are now set to make their Big Bash debuts this summer.

A total of 24 foreign players were picked up in the inaugural Big Bash draft with 15 of those having featured in the competition previously and nine set for their maiden campaign in KFC BBL|12.

Kiwi superstar Trent Boult, who was released from his New Zealand Cricket central contract earlier this month to play in T20 leagues around the world, headlines the list of new faces alongside compatriot Colin de Grandhomme"

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[Donny]

"The Hobart Hurricanes and their new head of strategy, Ricky Ponting, had one of the more interesting draft strategies as they opted for three Pakistan internationals – leg-spinner Shadab Khan who returns for his third season in the competition and fresh faces in middle-order power-hitter Asif Ali and all-rounder Faheem Ashraf.

Although disadvantaged after drawing the last pick in the weighted lottery on July 20 that determined the order of the draft, Ponting told cricket.com.au the Hurricanes got who they wanted.

"Shadab was our number one priority, we needed quality spin, which was a big hole that we had in our current squad, so we're a little bit surprised that he got to eight, but we couldn't grab him quick enough then," Ponting said."

CA.

[Donny]

Plenty more, here: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/bbl12-big-bash-draft-bolters-new-players-boult-de-grandhomme-asif-ali-faheem-ashraf-hose-hosein-wood/2022-08-29

[Donny]

More: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/bbl12-squads-big-bash-draft-every-pick-each-club-availability-total-spend-livingstone-boult-rashid/2022-08-29