A total of 24 international players were picked by the eight Big Bash League (BBL) franchises during the Draft for Season 15 on Thursday in Melbourne.

As many as seven Pakistani, 12 English, 4 Kiwis, and one Bangladeshi cricketers were among the international stars picked.

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Pacer Shaheen Afridi headlined the group of Pakistani players confirmed for the tournament. Along with Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf and Babar Azam (pre-signed) were drafted in the Platinum category. Meanwhile, Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan and Hasan Khan were drafted in the Gold category.

Rishad Hossain was the sole Bangladeshi player picked in the Draft.

BBL Draft – Round 1:

• Brisbane Heat – Shaheen Afridi (Platinum)
• Adelaide Strikers – Luke Wood (Platinum)
• Melbourne Renegades- Mohammad Rizwan (Platinum)
• Perth Scorchers – Finn Allen (Platinum)
• Hobart Hurricanes – Chris Jordan (Platinum)
• Sydney Sixers – Sam Curran (Platinum)
• Melbourne Stars – Haris Rauf (Retention) (Platinum)
• Sydney Thunders – Lockie Ferguson (Platinum)

Round 2:

• Brisbane Heat – Colin Munro (Platinum)
• Adelaide Strikers – Jamie Overton (Platinum)
• Melbourne Renegades- Hassan Khan (Gold)
• Sydney Thunders – Shadab Khan (Gold)
• Hobart Hurricanes – Rishad Hossain (Gold)
• Sydney Sixers – Babar Azam (pre-signed) (Platinum)
• Melbourne Stars – Tom Curran (Platinum)

Round 3:

• Perth Scorchers – Laurie Evans (Silver)
• Melbourne Stars – Joe Clarke (Silver)
• Sydney Thunders – Sam Billings (Gold)
• Melbourne Renegades- Tim Seifert (Gold)
• Adelaide Strikers – Hassan Ali (Gold)

Round 4:

• Brisbane Heat – Tom Alsop (Bronze)
• Perth Scorchers- David Payne (Bronze)
• Hobart Hurricanes – Rehan Ahmed (Bronze)
• Sydney Sixers – Jafer Chohan (Bronze)