2024 Major League Cricket players' draft

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2024 Major League Cricket players' draft
General information
SportCricket
Date(s)March 21, 2024 and June 18, 2024
Time8 p.m. ET
Network(s)
Overview
League Major League Cricket
Teams6
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The 2024 Major League Cricket players' draft was held on March 21, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Major League Cricket season. [1] An additional "supplementary" draft was held on June 18, 2024 to complete the squads. [2] Both drafts were held virtually [3] and not broadcast. Recaps of the event were released by the Major League Cricket via their social media platforms.

Contents

The draft was conducted over 10 rounds divided on the basis of salary cap, using the "snake" format. Out of the 125 players in the draft list, 20 players were drafted. [4] During the supplementary draft, teams were given 48 hours to strategize before selecting any players. A total of 3 players were ultimately selected. [5]

Rules

The draft is exclusive to domestic players, like the previous season, however teams are able to announce newly signed players during the draft. [6]

Each team were allowed to have a minimum of nine domestic players and maximum of ten, with a mandatory U23 player in their squads. Until all the teams had passed, the draft round continued in the snake format. Each team could draft two players in each level, if they had enough purse available. [2] Teams who had not yet completed their squads were free to do so during the supplementary draft, wherein teams were given 48 hours to strategize before selecting any further players. [7]

Salary cap

The draft had fixed salary caps for each round, with the highest being $75,000 in the first round and the lowest being $5,000 in the Rookie (U23) round. [2]

Draft order

The draft pick order was based on the reverse order of the teams' finishing positions in the 2023 season standings. Los Angeles Knight Riders had the first pick, if the team did not have enough purse to draft a player, they were automatically passed to the next team.

Retained players

Teams were set a deadline for the end of February 2024 to announce overseas and domestic player retentions for the season, with a maximum of nine overseas slots allowed in each team. [8] Any remaining domestic players would be available to be picked by teams during the main draft. [9]

On February 15, 2024, the retained overseas players' lists were announced. [10] [11] On March 1, 2024, the domestic player retention list was announced. [12]

Retained overseas players for the 2024 Major League Cricket season
TeamPlayerNationality
Los Angeles Knight Riders Spencer Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Sunil Narine WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Jason Roy Flag of England.svg  England
Andre Russell WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Adam Zampa Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
MI New York Trent Boult Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Dewald Brevis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Tim David Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Rashid Khan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Nicholas Pooran WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Kieron Pollard WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Kagiso Rabada Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
San Francisco Unicorns Finn Allen Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Haris Rauf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Seattle Orcas Heinrich Klaasen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Quinton de Kock Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Wayne Parnell Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Imad Wasim Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Texas Super Kings Devon Conway Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Faf du Plessis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Mitchell Santner Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Washington Freedom Akeal Hosein WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Marco Jansen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Retained domestic players for the 2024 Major League Cricket season
TeamPlayerSalary cap
Los Angeles Knight Riders Ali Khan $75,000
Unmukt Chand $65,000
Nitish Kumar $40,000
Saif Badar $15,000
Shadley van Schalkwyk $10,000
MI New York Steven Taylor $75,000
Ehsan Adil $50,000
Nosthush Kenjige $40,000
Monank Patel $35,000
Shayan Jahangir $15,000
San Francisco Unicorns Corey Anderson $75,000
Liam Plunkett $65,000
Carmi le Roux $35,000
Brody Couch $25,000
Sanjay Krishnamurthi $2,500
Seattle Orcas Harmeet Singh $75,000
Shehan Jayasuriya $65,000
Shubham Ranjane $50,000
Cameron Gannon $40,000
Nauman Anwar $25,000
Texas Super Kings Calvin Savage $65,000
Milind Kumar $40,000
Cameron Stevenson $25,000
Zia Shahzad $10,000
Saiteja Mukkamalla $2,500
Mohammad Mohsin —
Zia-ul-Haq —
Washington Freedom Andries Gous $75,000
Mukhtar Ahmed $65,000
Obus Pienaar $50,000
Saurabh Netravalkar $40,000
Justin Dill $10,000
Akhilesh Bodugum$2,500

Draft selections

Domestic draft

No players were drafted by the teams in the third, fourth and fifth rounds. So, the 6th pick of the draft was directly made in the sixth round. [13]

First round selections made during the draft
PickPlayerTeam MiLC Team
1Adithya GaneshLA Knight Riders Bay Blazers
2 Hassan Khan San Francisco Unicorns Chicago Kingsmen
3Joshua TrompTexas Super Kings Houston Hurricanes
Second round selections made during the draft
PickPlayerTeam MiLC Team
4Raj NannanTexas Super KingsThe Philadelphians
5Ruben ClintonMI New York SoCal Lashings
Sixth round selections made during the draft
PickPlayerTeam MiLC Team
6 Hammad Azam Seattle Orcas Chicago Kingsmen
Seventh round selections made during the draft
PickPlayerTeam MiLC Team
7 Ian Holland Washington Freedom–
8 Amila Aponso Washington FreedomAtlanta Fire
Eighth round selections made during the draft
PickPlayerTeam MiLC Team
9 Corné Dry LA Knight RidersAtlanta Fire
10 Heath Richards MI New YorkAtlanta Lightning
Ninth round selections made during the draft
PickPlayerTeam MiLC Team
11 Tajinder Singh San Francisco Unicorns Chicago Kingsmen
12Ali SheikhSeattle OrcasDallas Mustangs
Tenth round selections made during the draft
PickPlayerTeam MiLC Team
13 Derone Davis LA Knight Riders New Jersey Stallions
14 Karima Gore San Francisco UnicornsNew Jersey Somerset Cavaliers
15 Lahiru Milantha Washington Freedom Silicon Valley Strikers
16 Jahmar Hamilton San Francisco UnicornsAtlanta Fire
Rookie (U23) round selections made during the draft
PickPlayerTeam MiLC Team
17Matthew TrompLA Knight Riders Houston Hurricanes
18 Yasir Mohammad Washington FreedomNew Jersey Somerset Cavaliers
19Ayan DesaiSeattle Orcas SoCal Lashings
20Rushil UgarkarMI New YorkDallas Mustangs

Supplementary draft

A total of 3 players were selected by teams during the supplementary draft.

Selections made during the supplementary draft
PickPlayerTeam MiLC Team
1 Chaitanya Bishnoi LA Knight RidersDallas Xforia Giants
2 Aaron Jones Seattle OrcasAtlanta Fire
3Sunny PatelMI New YorkNew Jersey Somerset Cavaliers

Overseas signings

The following players were directly signed by teams ahead of the 2024 season.

Overseas signings for the 2024 Major League Cricket season
PlayerNationalityTeamRef.
Michael Bracewell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Seattle Orcas [14]
Matthew Short Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia San Francisco Unicorns [14]
Anrich Nortje Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa MI New York [14]
Romario Shepherd WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies MI New York [14]
Rachin Ravindra Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Washington Freedom [15]
Steve Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Washington Freedom [16]
Jake Fraser-McGurk Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia San Francisco Unicorns [17]
Travis Head Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Washington Freedom [18]
Glenn Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Washington Freedom [19]
Nandre Burger Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Seattle Orcas [20]
Lockie Ferguson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Washington Freedom [21]
Aiden Markram Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Texas Super Kings [22]
Lance Morris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Seattle Orcas
Nathan Ellis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Seattle Orcas
Matt Henry Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand San Francisco Unicorns
Ryan Rickelton Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Seattle Orcas
Andrew Tye Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Washington Freedom
Josh Inglis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia San Francisco Unicorns
Sherfane Rutherford WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies San Francisco Unicorns
Shakib Al Hasan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Los Angeles Knight Riders
Joshua Little Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Los Angeles Knight Riders
David Miller Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Los Angeles Knight Riders
Naveen-ul-Haq Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Texas Super Kings
Obed McCoy WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Seattle Orcas
Waqar Salamkheil Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Los Angeles Knight Riders
Abrar Ahmed Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan San Francisco Unicorns
Pat Cummins Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia San Francisco Unicorns [23]
Jack Edwards Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Washington Freedom
Marcus Stoinis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Texas Super Kings [24]
Withdrawn players
Daryl Mitchell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Texas Super Kings [14] [25]
Replacement players
Noor Ahmad Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Texas Super Kings [25]

Administration changes

Administration changes ahead of the 2024 Major League Cricket season
TeamNameChangeRolE
Washington Freedom Greg Shipperd [26] ResignedHead Coach
Ricky Ponting [27] AppointedHead Coach

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