From Shaheen Afridi to Sam Curran: A complete list of overseas players selected in the BBL | 15 drafts
Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 The draft in Melbourne saw an international signature surge of nearly 20 foreign players selected by eight franchises.
Pakistani star dominates the BBL 2025-26 draft
A notable highlight of the night was the high demand for Pakistani cricketers. Scene AfricaBabar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Harris Rauf, Shadav Khan and Hasan Ali All revenue revenue contracts. Pakistan’s terms have been highly sought after as they are an increasingly important factor for the franchise, primarily as they have been declared full availability throughout the BBL season.
Shaheen was snapped as a platinum pick Brisbane fevermeanwhile Mohammad Rizwan I’ve participated Melbourne Renegaze As their No. 1 pick. Harris Lauf was held by Melbourne Star For the fifth consecutive year, he has highlighted his value and continuity with the franchise. Shadav Khan Signed Sydney Thunder Gold round, together Sam Billingsmeanwhile Hasan Ali I’ve participated Adelaide Striker. meanwhile, Hobart Hurricanethe defending champion trapped in the UK Chris Jordan Follow up by choosing Bangladesh as their No. 1 pick Richard Hossein (Fri) Rehan Ahmed (bronze). Richard remains the only Bangladeshi cricketer selected throughout the draft.
Surprise selections and attention-grabbing omissions in the Big Bash League Draft
There was no surprise in the BBL draft of Season 15. One of the most talked about moves was the choice of a USA spinner with the Renegades not capped Hassan Khanthe Pakistani-born cricketer was featured at the 2016 U-19 World Cup. This bold decision came in the second round as Renegedes was trying to diversify its spin resources.
Despite the star-studded list of candidates, several well-known players were overlooked. Jofra Archer, James AndersonLiam Livingston, Zach Crawley, Dawid Mullan, Jason Roy and Reece Topley from England. There were other notable omissions Kane Williamson, Tim Southey (new zealand), Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) and Shama Joseph (West Indies).
A common reason for the absence of the final pick was uncertainty about player availability. The team chose cricketers who could commit to the entire BBL campaign, prioritizing team consistency over star power. Includes other notable signatures Rocky Ferguson Sydney Thunder and Find Allen by Perth Scoacherboth are in the Platinum category.
BBL | 15 drafts and selected overseas players in each team:
- Brisbane fever: Scene Africa (platinum)
- Adelaide Striker: Lukewood (platinum)
- Melbourne Renegaze: Mohammad Rizwan (platinum)
- Sydney Six: Sam Curran (platinum)
- Sydney Thunder: Rocky Ferguson (platinum)
- Melbourne Renegaze: Hassan Khan (gold)
- Sydney Thunder: Shadav Khan (gold)
- Perth Scorchers: Laurie Evans (silver)
- Melbourne Star: Joe Clark (silver)
- Adelaide Striker: Hasan Ali (gold)
- Brisbane fever: Tom Alsop (bronze)
- Perth Scorchers: David Payne (bronze)
- Hobart Hurricane: Rehan Ahmed (bronze)
- Sydney Six: Jafer Chohan (bronze)
BBL 2025-26 overseas players have been signed in advance
- Adelaide Striker: Jamie Overton
- Brisbane fever: Colin Manroe
- Hobart Hurricane: Chris Jordan, Richard Hossain
- Melbourne Renegaze:Tim Seifert
- Melbourne Star: Tom Curran
- Perth Scoacher:Find Allen
- Sydney Six:Babar Azam
- Sydney Thunder: Sam Billings
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