{"id":447498,"date":"2024-12-05T08:06:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=447498"},"modified":"2024-12-05T08:06:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:06:38","slug":"big-cricket-league-hosts-players-draft-set-to-begin-on-12-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/big-cricket-league-hosts-players-draft-set-to-begin-on-12-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Cricket League hosts players draft, set to begin on 12 December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Dubai<br \/>\nThe 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.<br \/>\nThe league commissioner, Dilip Vengsarkar unveiled the Big Cricket League Season-1 winning trophy with all the six franchise owners. Bollywood celebrities like Raveena Tandon, Rasha Thadani and Supreme court lawyer, Sana Raees Khan are among the franchise owners in the inaugural season of Big Cricket League.<br \/>\nBig Cricket League, set to begin on December 12th, 2024, in Surat, will feature six teams \u2013 Northern Challengers, UP Brij Stars, Rajasthan Regals, MP Tigers, Mumbai Marines &#038; Southern Spartans.<br \/>\nEach team picked a squad comprising of maximum 18 players including six former internationals, six former Indian first-class cricketers &#038; 10 local aspiring cricketers.<br \/>\nHerschelle Gibbs, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Pawan Negi, Upul Tharanga, Fidel Edwards &#038; Stuart Binny were among the other former international cricketers picked by teams during the BCL Draft.<br \/>\nDilip Vengsarkar, former India captain &#038; League Commissioner, said, \u201cThis league has the potential to become one of the biggest in the world &#038; certainly in India. 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