Who are the Indian women's cricketers selected in WBBL 2024-25 draft?

Out of 19 Indian women’s cricketers, only six were picked in the WBBL 2024-25 draft.

The Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2024-25 overseas draft was held on September 1. Earlier, 19 Indian women’s cricketers nominated themselves, which also included the pre-drafted Smriti Mandhana, who will play for two-time champions Adelaide Strikers.

During the four rounds of the WBBL overseas draft, only six Indian women’s cricketers were picked and 13 were left out.

Surprisingly, Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur was one of the major names to not find any teams in the overseas draft. Shreyanka Patil and Radha Yadav also didn’t find teams.

Notably, Harmanpreet was the only Indian player to get picked in the draft in 2023. The senior cricketer played for Melbourne Renegades Women. The right-handed batter scored 321 runs in 14 outings in the WBBL 2023.

The upcoming edition of the WBBL 2024 will be played from October 27 to December 1. Two time champions Adelaide Strikers will host Brisbane Heat in the tournament’s opening fixture.

Here is the list of Indian women’s players picked by franchises at 2024-25 Women’s Big Bash League player draft

The first four rounds of the WBBL 2024-25 player drafts have been completed. In the first round, Deepti Sharma was picked by Melbourne Stars. Star batter Jemiah Rodrigues was signed by the Brisbane Heat in the same round.

In the second round, veteran pacer Shikha Pandey was picked by Brisbane Heat. Hemalatha Dayalan was the first pick in the third round of the draft, signed by Perth Scorchers.

Wicket-keeper batter Yastika Bhatia was also drafted to Melbourne Stars, whereas Smriti Mandhana (pre-signed player) was also picked in the third round.

No Indian women’s cricketers were picked in the fourth round of the WBBL 2024-25 overseas draft.

Here is the full list:

• Deepti Sharma – Melbourne Stars
• Jemimah Rodrigues – Brisbane Heat
• Shikha Pandey – Brisbane Heat
• Hemalatha Dayalan – Perth Scorchers
• Yastika Bhatia – Melbourne Stars
• Smriti Mandhana – Adelaide Strikers

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