Pakistan, Australia and West Indies stars enter draft for The Hundred

David Warner, Kieron Pollard, Aaron Finch and Andre Russell are among a host of men’s international stars who have registered for The Hundred draft.

In total 284 overseas players from 16 countries have entered the draft, which will take place behind closed doors on April 4.

The outcome of the draft will be revealed from midday on April 5 with Lord’s-based London Spirit having the coveted first pick. On the same day, a number of signings will be announced for The Hundred women’s competition.

A total of 250 domestic players have put their names forward for the men’s draft including 21 England internationals. Tom Banton, Liam Dawson and Olly Stone will all be looking for new teams while Joe Clarke is the highest priced domestic entrant with a reserve price of £60,000.

The eight teams have already retained a number of players after the first year of the competition with 42 slots open across the teams in the draft. Of these, 17 will be filled by overseas players and 25 by domestic players.

Rob Hillman, Director of Event Operations and Head of the Men’s Hundred said: ‘It’s fantastic to see so many of the world’s top players wanting to play in The Hundred.

‘Despite the ongoing global challenges caused by the long-term impact of the Covid and the hectic international cricket calendar, the draft list guarantees The Hundred will be serving up some thrilling cricket this summer. Any fans signed up at thehundred.com will be able to snap up their seats from 5 April.’

Southern Brave are the reigning men’s Hundred champions, while Oval Invincibles won the women’s tournament last summer.

£125,000 reserve price

Babar Azam, Chris Gayle, Mitchell Marsh, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Tabraiz Shamsi, David Warner

£100,000 reserve