BBL 2022 Player Draft: Rashid Khan, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard Join Over 100 Players

The
world-class
trio,
all
highly
sought
after
by
T20
clubs
and
leagues
around
the
world,
will
take
part
in
BBL
12
if
selected
at
the
inaugural
Draft
for
overseas
players.

Rashid
Khan:
He
requires
little
introduction
to
BBL
fans,
particularly
those
in
Adelaide
after
five
successful
seasons
in
Strikers’
blue.
The
Afghan
leg-spinner
is
arguably
the
greatest
bowler
in
BBL
history,
with
his
92
wickets
in
61
appearances
the
most
among
the
competition’s
international
players.

Joining
Rashid
are
another
five
players
from
Afghanistan
including

Qais
Ahmad,
who
has
played
in
three
previous
BBL
campaigns
for
the
Hobart
Hurricanes
and
Melbourne
Stars.

Leading
the
charge
of
West
Indian
stars
to
embrace
the
BBL
is
all-rounder

Kieron
Pollard,
the
world’s
most
experienced
T20
player.
In
a
record
598
career
T20
matches
since
his
2006
debut,
Pollard
has
amassed
11,670
runs
–
the
third
highest
career
aggregate
of
any
player
–
and
309
wickets.

His
middle-order
hitting
and
canny
seam
bowling
has
previously
been
on
show
at
the
Strikers
and
Melbourne
Renegades.

Joining
him
is

Dwayne
Bravo,
the
all-time
leading
T20
wicket
taker
with
596
career
scalps.
One
of
cricket’s
most
flamboyant
personalities,
Bravo
is
known
to
BBL
fans
from
his
stints
with
the
Sydney
Sixers,
Stars
and
alongside
Pollard
at
the
Renegades.

His
542-game
career
in
the
format
is
littered
with
highlights
that
have
led
to
him
hold
the
record
for
the
most
global
T20
titles,
with
16.

Fellow
West
Indians

Sheldon
Cottrell,

Evin
Lewis
and

Sherfane
Rutherford
are
among
a
number
of
players
from
the
Caribbean
who
have
entered
the
Draft.

Also
nominating
for
a
Big
Bash
return
is
Kiwi
big
hitter

Colin
Munro.

The
left-hander
enjoyed
a
successful
stint
with
the
Perth
Scorchers
in
BBL
11,
with
his
390-run
campaign
highlighted
by
an
unbeaten
114
against
the
Strikers.

Munro
is
one
of
three
players
currently
eligible
to
be
selected
by
their
BBL
11
Club
via
a
Retention
Pick
in
the
Draft
after
playing
in
the
competition
last
season.
Rashid
Khan
(Adelaide
Strikers)
and
Qais
Ahmad
(Melbourne
Stars)
are
also
eligible
for
retention.

These
players
join
Faf
du
Plessis,
Marchant
de
Lange,
Rilee
Rossouw
and
David
Wiese
who
were
recently
announced
as
the
BBL
2022
Draft’s
inaugural
nominees.

Over
100
players
have
nominated
for
the
Draft
to
date.

Trent
Woodhill,
Big
Bash
Leagues
Player
Acquisition
and
Cricket
Consultant,
said:
“To
receive
nominations
from
players
such
as
Rashid
Khan,
Kieron
Pollard
and
Dwayne
Bravo
demonstrates
the
attention
on
the
BBL
in
the
global
marketplace
thanks
to
the
Draft.

“These
players
are
world
class
–
highly
talented,
experienced
and
sought
after.
We
welcome
them
and
all
players
who
have
nominated
in
recent
weeks
from
around
the
world.
We
look
forward
to
announcing
further
nominations
soon.”

Foreign
players
in
BBL
2022
Draft

Afghanistan:
Rashid
Khan,
Qais
Ahmad,
Fazalhaq
Farooqi,
Rahmanullah
Gurbaz,
Waqarullah
Ishaq,
Izharulhaq
Naveed,
Naveen
Ul
Haq
Murid,
Hazratullah
Zazai

New
Zealand:
Colin
Munro,
Todd
Astle

South
Africa:
Faf
du
Plessis,
Marchant
de
Lange,
Rilee
Rossouw,
David
Wiese
(also
Namibia)

West
Indies:
Dwayne
Bravo,
Kieron
Pollard,
Sheldon
Cottrell,
Chemar
Holder,
Akeal
Hosein,
Evin
Lewis,
Anderson
Phillip,
Khary
Pierre,
Ravi
Rampaul,
Sherfane
Rutherford,
Jayden
Seales,
Kevin
Sinclair,
Tion
Webster,
Nyeem
Young.