Rashid Khan, Andre Russell first picks in The Hundred draft

Chris Gayle was not selected in The Hundred draft, but Rashid Khan, Andre Russell, Steve Smith and David Warner were all snapped up.

Published : Oct 21, 2019 10:00 IST

Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan was selected in the top-tier £125,000 bracket by the Trent Rockets, a team which also includes England Test captain Joe Root, Alex Hales and Australia big-hitter D'Arcy Short.
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan was selected in the top-tier £125,000 bracket by the Trent Rockets, a team which also includes England Test captain Joe Root, Alex Hales and Australia big-hitter D'Arcy Short.
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Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan was selected in the top-tier £125,000 bracket by the Trent Rockets, a team which also includes England Test captain Joe Root, Alex Hales and Australia big-hitter D'Arcy Short.

Rashid Khan entered the history books as the first player picked in the draft for the inaugural season of The Hundred. While Andre Russell was snapped up as well, Chris Gayle and Lasith Malinga went unsigned.

Afghanistan spinner Rashid, the ICC's top-ranked Twenty20 bowler, was selected in the top-tier £125,000 bracket by the Trent Rockets, a team which also includes England Test captain Joe Root, Alex Hales and Australia big-hitter D'Arcy Short.

West Indies' electric all-rounder Andre Russell was the second man chosen and is bound for the Southern Brave, where Australia slogger David Warner and England's lightning paceman Jofra Archer are among his team-mates.

"I'm feeling good, I was nervous before, it's the first time being in the draft in this competition," Russell said. 

"I've got a lot to offer, a 100 ball [format] is definitely see ball, hit ball. I don't have to worry about my head [with Archer as a team-mate]. He's a great character.

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"I will try to just bowl faster than him."

Windies legend Gayle and veteran Sri Lanka quick Malinga will not be involved in the tournament, which starts in July next year, after their reserve prices were not met.

Welsh Fire selected world-class Australian quality with the menacing Mitchell Starc and superstar batsman Steve Smith joining England international Jonny Bairstow.

Northern Superchargers coach Darren Lehmann went with Australian familiarity by selecting Aaron Finch and Chris Lynn. 

Lehmann also chose Mujeeb Ur Rahman for a team that already has England's Cricket World Cup hero Ben Stokes.

Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Amir and Mark Wood link up with Eoin Morgan – who skippered England to World Cup glory – at London Spirit, while classy New Zealand star Kane Williamson and Ravi Bopara are headed to the Birmingham Phoenix.

Manchester Originals landed Imran Tahir for its top-bracket selection, while Sunil Narine offers spin and top-order explosiveness for the Oval Invincibles.

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