Pakistan's Naseem Shah and West Indies stars among top picks in Hundred draft

Young Pakistan quick Naseem Shah and West Indies' white-ball specialists were the star picks in the 2022 men's Hundred draft on Tuesday.

West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was London Spirit's first selection at the draft that took place behind closed doors on Monday, with the results released throughout Tuesday. The top picks were drafted for £125,000 ($163, 410).

Pollard's Caribbean teammates Andre Russell (Manchester Originals) and Dwayne Bravo (Northern Superchargers) were also picked up for the maximum price.

"I'm really looking forward to joining the Northern Superchargers this summer," Bravo said. "Last year's competition turned a lot of heads so 'Sir Champions' is excited to play the format and see the music and crowds for myself."

London Spirit: Kieron Pollard, Riley Meredith

Welsh Fire: Adam Zampa, David Miller, Naseem Shah

Manchester Originals: Andre Russell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sean Abbott

Northern Superchargers: Dwayne Bravo, Wahab Riaz

Oval Invincibles: Sunil Narine, Rilee Rossouw

Trent Rockets: Colin Munro

Birmingham Phoenix: Matthew Wade, Kane Richardson

Southern Brave: Quinton de Kock

Shah is one of the most exciting white-ball bowlers in league cricket and was one of two Pakistan players selected - the other being left-arm quick Wahab Riaz.

The biggest name to miss out on selection was Pakistan captain Babar Azam. The ICC's top-ranked T20 batsman Azam and No 1 bowler Tabraiz Shamsi were left without a contract, as was Australia batsman David Warner.

Other notable omissions were Caribbean stars Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran.

One of the reasons for names like Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi not being part of the Hundred is that the 2022 tournament - which will be held between August 3 and