Despite having a good report card in English conditions, Babar Azam ineligible for the ECB Hundred! Find out every squad too!
The latest edition of the Hundred is all set to kick off from July onwards and the drafts for the 3rd season are done. The brand new season will be more exciting than ever as the 100 ball cricket format will see some of the world’s best cricketers in action.
One of the main headlines that have come from the Hundred draft is Pakistani Batters Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan’s exclusion from the tournament. The Pakistani duo did not find any suitors during the Drafts despite having a decent report in English conditions.
https://twitter.com/TweetsOfSportUK/status/1639204039383724033
If we talk about Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam’s record in English conditions then it is pretty decent. The current #1 ODI Batter played his debut match in English condition back in 2016 at Southampton where he scored 40 runs. In total, Azam has played 26 ODI innings and has scored 1183 runs.
Babar Azam becomes the most demanded player in The Hundred receiving the highest demand public votes for The Hundred draft. He leaves behind allrounders like Russell, Stoinis and other prolific playes.#TheHundred #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/1z5Jk3fVvn
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) March 22, 2023
His numbers are not bad enough but it teams in the Hundred do not think that he is not good enough for the Hundred ball format.
While Mohammad Rizwan who is currently #2 in ICC T20 Rankings found no suitors just like his opening pair. Not just them but Kiwi Pacer Trent Boult and West Indies All-rounders Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell.
Below are squads for the The upcoming season the Hundred!
Welsh Fire: Jonny Bairstow, Tom Abell, David Willey, Shaheen Afridi, Joe Clarke, Glenn Phillips, Ollie Pope, Haris Rauf, David Payne, Roelof van der Merwe, Jake Ball, Stephen Eskinazi, Dan Douthwaite, George Scrimshaw.
London Spirit: Mark Wood, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Olly Stone, Nathan Ellis, Liam Dawson, Dan Lawrence, Zak Crawley, Jordan Thompson, Mason Crane, Adam Rossington, Chris Wood, Ravi Bopara, Michael Pepper.
Manchester Originals: Jos Buttler, Wanindu Hasaranga, Phil Salt, Laurie Evans, Ashton Turner, Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley, Richard Gleeson, Paul Walter, Josh Tongue, Josh Little, Wayne Madsen, Tom Lammonby, Mitchell Stanley.
Northern Superchargers:Ben Stokes, Adil Rashid, Harry Brook, Reece Topley, Tom Banton, Michael Bracewell, Adam Lyth, Adam Hose, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, David Wiese, Bas de Leede, Wayne Parnell, Callum Parkinson.
Birmingham Phoenix: Chris Woakes, Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Shadab Khan, Adam Milne, Benny Howell, Will Smeed, Kane Richardson, Jamie Smith, Tom Helm, Miles Hammond, Chris Benjamin, Dan Mousley.
Trent Rockets: Joe Root, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rashid Khan, Dawid Malan, Alex Hales, Lewis Gregory, Luke Wood, Colin Munro, Sam Cook, Daniel Sams, Samit Patel, Sam Hain, Brad Wheal, Matt Carter.
Southern Brave: Jofra Archer, Tim David, Leus du Plooy, James Vince, Chris Jordan, Devon Conway, Tymal Mills, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Finn Allen, George Garton, James Fuller, Alex Davies, Joe Weatherley.
Oval Invincibles: Sam Curran, Sunil Narine, Will Jacks, Jason Roy, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood, Heinrich Klaasen, Ross Whiteley, Jordan Cox, Gus Atkinson, Ihsanullah Khan, Danny Briggs, Nathan Sowter.
