BBL WBBL 2025 Draft List : The first draft list has been released for the upcoming 2025-26 season of Big Bash League (BBL) and Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), in which the stars of international cricket are getting full. The name of four Pakistani players in this list has become a topic of special discussion, who are ready to show their talent in this tournament. The draft process will be held on 19 June 2025, in which Brisbane Heat will be elected the first player.
Name in the list of Pakistani players
BBL general manager Alastair Dobson has confirmed that more than 600 foreign players had given their names for this year’s draft. At the same time, the Pakistani players whose names are included in the first draft list are Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Rizwan. These players have registered their availability for BBL 15. It is believed that these players do not have to play any international matches from November to February, so they will be available throughout the season.
Apart from these, England’s Sam Karan and Alex Hales, New Zealand’s Lucky Ferguson and Tim Southee, Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera and West Indies Shamar Joseph are also included in the first draft list of ten players. Let me tell you, the draft has four rounds, in which all the teams get a pick in every round. That is, she can choose one player every time.
Indian stars in WBBL
Women’s Big Bash League draft also includes the names of India’s Gemimah Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey in the list of legendary players, which are in the eyes of the teams due to their brilliant form. Apart from this, West Indies dendra Dotin and Pakistan’s Fatima Sana have also been successful in making a place in this list. Names such as Lauren Bell, Sophie’s Eklestone, Heather Knight and Danny Wayt-Hodes, as well as South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail and Chloe Train are also part of it.