The 2024 Big Bash League (BBL) overseas draft, held on Sunday, was an event that captivated the attention of cricket enthusiasts across the globe. With franchises looking forward to bolstering their squads with international talent, the draft saw some surprising selections and notable omissions too. English players dominated the BBL14 draft on Sunday, with every team picking at least one English player.
There were a lot of notable omissions as well, with Jofra Archer, Haris Rauf, Tabraiz Shamsi and Alex Hales going unsold. Agile players like Shamar Joseph, Lungi Ngidi and Naseem Shah also went unsold.
Here are all the squad post BBL14 overseas draft -:
Adelaide Strikers squad: Fabian Allen (WI), James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Chris Lynn, Jamie Overton (Eng), Lloyd Pope, Ollie Pope (Eng), Alex Ross, D'Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald
BBL-14 draft selections: Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Fabian Allen
Brisbane Heat squad: Tom Alsop (Eng), Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro (NZ), Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Callum Vidler, Paul Walter (Eng)
BBL-14 draft selections: Colin Munro, Paul Walter, Tom Alsop
Hobart Hurricanes squad: Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Shai Hope (WI), Rishad Hossain (Ban), Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan (Eng), Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Matthew Wade, Charlie Wakim, Mac Wright
BBL-14 draft selections: Shai Hope, Chris Jordan, Rishad Hossain
Melbourne Renegades squad: Jacob Bethell (Eng), Josh Brown, Harry Dixon, Laurie Evans (Eng), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O'Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert (NZ), Will Sutherland, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa
BBL-14 draft selections: Laurie Evans, Jacob Bethell, Tim Seifert
Melbourne Stars squad: Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran (Eng), Ben Duckett (Eng), Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Usama Mir (Pak), Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster
BBL-14 draft selections: Ben Duckett, Tom Curran, Usama Mir
Perth Scorchers squad: Ashton Agar, Finn Allen (NZ), Mahli Beardman, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Matthew Hurst (Eng), Josh Inglis, Keaton Jennings (Eng), Matt Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner
BBL-14 draft selections: Finn Allen, Matthew Hurst, Keaton Jennings
Sydney Sixers squad: Sean Abbott, Jafer Chohan (Eng), Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Akeal Hosein (WI), Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith, James Vince (Eng)
BBL-14 draft selections: James Vince, Akeal Hosein, Jafer Chohan
Sydney Thunder squad: Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings (Eng), Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson (NZ), Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Nathan McAndrew, Sherfane Rutherford (WI), William Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner
BBL-14 draft selections: Lockie Ferguson, Sam Billings, Sherfane Rutherford