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BBL 2025-26: Australia’s Famous T20 Cricket League, Big Bash League (BBL) first for 2025-26 season The draft list has been released. The names of four big cricketers of Pakistan have also been included in this draft list. Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan have now joined the list of popular foreign players who are eyeing the franchisees of BBL.
The special thing about these four players is that these players will be able to be easily available from November 2025 to February 2026, that is, these players do not have to play any international matches at the moment. This is the reason why franchises have paid special attention to these players.
Muhammad Rizwan of Pakistan is considered a very influential player in the T20 leagues due to his constant batting and excellent wicketkeeping skills. His batting average is above 48, although there is a debate on his low strike rate. On the other hand, Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi’s deadly swing and yorker make him a specialist of new ball and death overs. Shaheen’s sharp bowling in leagues like The Hundred and PSL attracted everyone’s attention.
Haris Rauf also brings the batsmen on the backfoot with his high speed bowling, while all -rounder Shadab Khan has the power to turn the match with both the ball and the bat. All these players are going to bring more adventures in BBL.
More than 600 players included in BBL’s draft list
BBL General Manager Alastair Dobson has confirmed that more than 600 international players have been included in this year’s draft. Apart from the Pakistan team, Sam Karan and Alex Hales from the England team, Lockey Ferguson from New Zealand and Tim Southee, Kusal Perera from Sri Lanka’s team and big players like Shamar Joseph from West Indies team are also part of this draft.
Woman BBL India’s Jemima Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey have also been included in the draft., The draft of this season will have four rounds and one can give each franchise a place in his team to at least three foreign players., According to reports, Brisbane Heat, Shaheen can make Afridi his first choice, Which is an indication that Pakistan players can play a big role in BBL this time.,