Platinum players announced ahead of Big Bash Drafts

25 players for each Draft were today named on the Platinum list, making them eligible to be Drafted in the first round within the top salary band.  

Of the 25, five of them are former Scorchers, including title-winning captain Sophie Devine and reigning Scorchers WBBL Player of the Year Marizanne Kapp. 

WBBL|13 Platinum Players 

Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka)
Lauren Bell (England)
Tazmin Brits (South Africa)
Alice Capsey (England)
Kate Cross (England)
Nida Dar (Pakistan)
Sophie Devine (New Zealand)
Deandra Dottin (West Indies)
Richa Ghosh (India)
Sarah Glenn (England)
Shabnim Ismail (South Africa)
Marizanne Kapp (South Africa)
Harmanpreet Kaur (India)
Amelia Kerr (New Zealand)
Heather Knight (England)
Hayley Matthews (West Indies)
Nonkululeko Mlaba (South Africa)
Jemimah Rodrigues (India)
Deepti Sharma (India)
Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)
Chloe Tryon (South Africa)
Pooja Vastrakar (India)
Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa)
Issy Wong (England)
Danni Wyatt (England)

There are plenty of familiar names in the BBL list for Scorchers fans, including South African Faf du Plessis, Englishmen Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills and Phil Salt as well as New Zealander Colin Munro. 

BBL|13 Platinum Players

Gus Atkinson (England)
Sam Billings (England)
Harry Brook (England)
Joe Clarke (England)
Zak Crawley (England)
Tom Curran (England)
Quinton De Kock (South Africa)
Faf Du Plessis (South Africa)
Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
Alex Hales (England)
Will Jacks (England)
Chris Jordan (England)
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
Shadab Khan (Pakistan)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore (England)
Dawid Malan (England)
Tymal Mills (England)
Colin Munro (New Zealand)
Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
Haris Rauf (Pakistan)
Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
Rilee Rossouw (South Africa)
Phil Salt (England)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)
James Vince (England)

Alistair Dobson, Cricket Australia’s General Manager of Big Bash Leagues, said:

"With only a few days until the Drafts, anticpation is growing and we are excited to share the Platinum player lists for each Draft.

"Both lists feature world-class T20 talent, promising an exhilarating showcase of cricketing excellence this summer.

“The number and quality of nominations for both Drafts are exceptional, and we eagerly await Sunday night’s Draft events."

Local players from across the Big Bash Leagues gathered in Melbourne today for the launch of the Weber WBBL|09 and KFC BBL|13 Drafts.

About the KFC BBL & Weber WBBL Overseas Player Drafts 

The Weber WBBL and KFC BBL Overseas Player Drafts are the primary way for Clubs to recruit overseas players for the upcoming seasons.  

The Drafts will feature four rounds, with clubs able to select a minimum of two and maximum of three players in total, each Club will be required to pass in at least one round. 

There will be four categories in which players can be selected on Draft night: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze. Salaries for each category have been set at globally competitive rates, with Platinum the highest player payment. 

KFC BBL|13 and Weber WBBL|09 Overseas Player Draft salary bands: