50 Pakistan cricketers find no takers in Hundred Draft
The Hindu
Top Pakistan cricketers like Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, and Shadab Khan go unbought in the Hundred Draft.
Top Pakistan cricketers such as Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub and Shadab Khan found no bidders in the Hundred Draft where 50 players from the country had signed up.
Pakistan were represented by 45 male cricketers and five female players in the draft.
Naseem and Shadab were in the top category price bracket of £120,000 while Ayub placed himself in the £78,500 segment.
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Among the women players, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Yusra Amir, Iram Javed, and Jaweria Rauf did not find any takers.
The Indian Premier League owners buying stakes in the Hundred teams could be cited as a reason behind this.
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