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1 December, 2024

The inaugural players draft of the Big Cricket League was held on November 30th (Saturday) in Mumbai featuring six teams, who picked 36 former international stars in their teams.

Big Cricket League, set to begin on December 12th, 2024, in Surat, will feature six teams – Northern Challengers, UP Brij Stars, Rajasthan Regals, MP Tigers, Mumbai Marines & Mumbai Marines.

Each team picked a squad comprising of maximum 18 players including six former internationals, six former Indian first class cricketers & 10 local aspiring cricketers.

The first season of Big Cricket League will features stars like Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Shikhar Dhawan and Imran Tahir among others. For the first time ever, local aspiring cricketers will get a chance to play alongside these legends.

Herschelle Gibbs, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Pawan Negi, Darren Bravo & Stuart Binny were among the other former international cricketers picked by teams during the BCL Draft.

Dilip Vengsarkar, former India captain & League Commissioner, said, “This league has the potential to become one of the biggest in the world & certainly in India. The idea of bringing local cricketers and former international stars is unique, inspiring & promising.”

Rudra Pratap Singh, League President, said, “The successful completion of the BCL draft gives me immense pride & confidence ahead of the first season. Franchise owners have done a great job in assembling six high-quality teams and audiences across the world can expect cracking cricket.”

Puneet Singh, Chief Patron of Big Cricket League, said, “The dream of bringing together former international stars & local aspiring cricketers is finally coming true. A successful players draft promises a top class first season of Big Cricket League and we cannot wait for it to begin.”