The 2025 BBL draft will take place on Thursday, June 19. Here’s the full list of overseas players who have been nominated for the draft.
James Anderson throws his hat into BBL ring, Siddarth Kaul also included
A total of 440 players from various nations have been included in the draft, with representatives from emerging cricketing nations like Canada and Namibia also featuring in the list.
Among the renowned names is England Test great James Anderson, who retired from international cricket last summer. After being overlooked for the SA20 and IPL despite expressing interest, Anderson has now entered the BBL draft. Currently playing for Lancashire in the T20 Blast – his return to the format after an 11-year hiatus – he has been in terrific form.
Another notable inclusion is former India seamer Siddarth Kaul, who played three ODIs and as many T20Is, with his last international appearance coming in 2019. A member of India’s 2008 U-19 World Cup-winning squad led by Virat Kohli, Kaul has been an IPL regular between 2013 and 2021, representing Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals), Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. After retiring from Indian domestic cricket in November last year, he has become eligible for overseas leagues.
Jofra Archer part of BBL overseas draft
After Babar Azam was pre-signed by the Sydney Sixers, senior Pakistan players Shaheen Afridi, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, and Mohammad Rizwan have also expressed interest in the BBL and have been nominated for the draft.
Pakistan icon and global superstar @babarazam258 will play his first Big Bash season in #BBL15 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/hx1mYra5Mf
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) June 13, 2025
Among other renowned nominations are England’s Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Dawid Malan, Alex Hales, Zak Crawley, Jason Roy, and Reece Topley; New Zealand’s Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, and Kane Williamson; and Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, and Rishad Hossain.
BBL overseas draft players, full list
Afghanistan
Qais Ahmed, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Sediqullah Atal, Fareed Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Amir Hamza Hotak, Ibrahim Masood, Said Bahir Shah Mahboob, Wafadar Momand, Naveen-ul-Haq Murid, Izharulhuq Naveed, Zahir Khan Pakten, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Waqar Salamkheil, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Dawlat Zadran, Wahidullah Zadran.
Bangladesh
Shak Mahedi Hasan, Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Rishad Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Tawhid Hridoy.
Canada
Kaleem Sana.
England
Rehan Ahmed, Ben Aitchison, Zaman Akhter, Toby Albert, Kasey Aldridge, Kashif Ali, Tazeem Ali, Charlie Allison, Tom Alsop, James Anderson, Martin Andersson, Tom Aspinwall, Sonny Baker, Charlie Barnard, Edward Barnard, George Bartlett, Finlay Bean, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Chris Benjamin, Luc Benkenstein, Jack Blatherwick, Josh Bohannon, Michael Booth, James Bracey, Danny Briggs, Ethan Brookes, Henry Brookes, Pat Brown, Solomon Budinger, Eddie Byrom, Kiran Carlson, Zak Chappell, Ben Charlesworth, Jafer Chohan, Graham Clark, Jordan Clark, Tom Clark, Joe Clarke, Ben Cliff, Ben Coad, James Coles, Noah Cornwall, Jordan Cox, Mason Crane, Zak Crawley, Matt Critchley, Henry Crocombe, Ben Curran, Sam Curran, Brad Currie, Brett D’Oliveira, Ajeet Singh Dale, Josh Davey, Alex Davies, Jack Davies, Liam Dawson, Marchant de Lange, Harry Duke, George Ealham, Stevie Eskinazi, Laurie Evans, Joey Evison, Nathan Fernandes, Matthew Fisher, Ben Foakes, George Garton, Emilio Gay, Ben Geddes, Nathan Gilchrist, Richard Gleeson, Ben Green, Lewis Gregory, Nicholas Gubbins, Brooke Guest, Sam Hain, Alex Hales, Miles Hammond, Calvin Harrison, Tom Hartley, Jack Haynes, Tom Helm, Ryan Higgins, Tom Hinley, Daniel Hogg, Ian Holland, Luke Hollman, Adam Hose, Benny Howell, Matthew Hurst, Daniyal Ibrahim, Ishaan Kaushal, Noah Kelly, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Lawes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leaning, Dominic Leech, Alex Lees, Archie Lenham, Ned Leonard, Jake Lintott, Rob Lord, Tiaan Louw, Adam Lyth, Dawid Malan, Stanley McAlindon, Jamie McIlroy, Conor McKerr, Ben McKinney, Ben Mike, Craig Miles, Tymal Mills, James Minto, Jack Morley, Daniel Mousley, Tawanda Muyeye, Callum Parkinson, Matt Parkinson, David Payne, Michael Pepper, Ollie Pope, Matt Potts, Ollie Price, Luis Reece, Matty Revis, James Rew, Will Rhodes, Ollie Robinson, Ollie Robinson (WK), Adam Rossington, Jason Roy, John Simpson, Kai Smith, Nathan Sowter, Mitchell Stanley, Cameron Steel, Olly Stone, Harry Swindells, Ollie Sykes, Jonny Tattersall, Matthew Taylor, Tom Taylor, George Thomas, Jordan Thompson, Alex Thomson, Reece Topley, John Turner, Andy Umeed, Yash Vagadia, Aryamam Varma, Paul Walter, Harrison Ward, Joe Weatherley, Luke Wells, Brad Wheal, Ross Whiteley, David Willey, Chris Wood, Luke Wood, Daniel Worrall, Theo Wylie, Rob Yates, Saif Zaib.
India
Siddarth Kaul.
Ireland
Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delaney, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker.
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Bernard Scholtz.
Nepal
Dev Khanal, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sher Malla, Bipin Sharma, Md Arif Sheikh, Arjun Saud.
Netherlands
Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Max O’Dowd, Timm van der Gugten, Logan van Beek.
New Zealand
Muhammad Abbas, Chad Bowes, Doug Bracewell, Tom Bruce, Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Jimmy Neesham, Michael Rippon, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Blair Tickner, Kane Williamson, Peter Younghusband.
Oman
Muhammad Imran, Mehran Khan.
Pakistan
Asif Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Muhammad Akhlaq, Ammad Alam, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Hassan Ali, Muhammad Ali, Nauman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Umar Amin, Ali Asfand, Azan Awais, Saim Ayub, Danish Aziz, Tahir Baig, Ammad Butt, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Imran Jnr, Aamer Jamal, Azam Khan, Haseebullah Khan, Ihsanullah Khan, Jahandad Khan, Mubasir Khan, Sajid Khan, Shadab Khan, Shahzaib Khan, Usman Khan, Yasir Khan, Zaman Khan, Irfan Khan Niazi, Khushdil Shah, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad, Muhammad Shahzad, Saud Shakeel, Ali Shafiq, Abdullah Shafique, Hunain Shah, Shan Masood, Usama Mir, Muhammad Mohsin, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufyan Muqeem, Muhammad Nawaz, Rohail Nazir, Usman Qadir, Momin Qamar, Haris Rauf, Ali Raza, Mohammad Rizwan, Abdul Samad, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Usman Tariq, Imam-ul-Haq, Ihsan Ullah, Imad Wasim, Muhammad Wasim, Arif Yaqoob, Zeeshan Zameer, Muhammad Zeeshan.
Scotland
Brad Currie, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Mark Watt.
South Africa
Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Carmi le Roux, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Migael Pretorius, Hardus Viljoen, David Wiese.
Sri Lanka
Kavishka Anjula, Dinesh Chandimal, Akila Dhananjaya, Niroshan Dickwella, Mohammad Dilshad, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Traveen Mathew, Ramesh Mendis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Garuka Sanketh, Mohammad Shiraz, Kusal Perera.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Ibrar Ahmad, Haider Ali, Shahid Iqbal Bhutta, Harsh Desai, Aayan Afzal Khan, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Uzair Khan, CP Rizwan, Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Waseem.
United States (USA)
Corey Anderson, Saif Badar, Achilles Browne, Andries Gous, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Nosthush Kenjige, Shubham Ranjane, Heath Richards, Utkarsh Srivastava, Yasir Muhammad, Saiteja Mukkamalla.
West Indies
Fabian Allen, Ronsford Beaton, Carlos Brathwaite, Keacy Carty, Johnson Charles, Rivaldo Clarke, Sheldon Cottrell, Joshua Da Silva, Shadrack Descarte, Dominic Drakes, Andre Fletcher, Matthew Forde, Justin Greaves, Jyd Goolie, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shamar Joseph, Leonardo Julien, Evin Lewis, Kennar Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Gudakesh Motie, Ashmead Nedd, Keemo Paul, Shaq Parris, Khary Pierre, Kieron Pollard, Raymon Reifer, Ramon Simmons, Kevin Sinclair, Shamar Springer, Oshane Thomas, Chadwick Walton, Jomel Warrican, Hayden Walsh, Ryshon Williams, Nyeem Young.
Zimbabwe
Ryan Burl, Johnathan Campbell, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Richard Ngarava, Sean Williams.
Other (Unspecified Nationality)
Hamza Khan, Burhan Niaz, Ansh Patel, Virandeep Singh, Harsh Thaker.
