BBL|13 Draft overview: De Kock & Brook headline new signings, Rashid & Curran retained

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The Melbourne Renegades made a splash with the platinum signing of South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock while Rashid Khan and Tom Curran were retained at the BBL|13 Draft.

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The second BBL Draft for saw 374 players from 29 countries put their names forward for selection in the KFC BBL|13 squads with 21 selected.

Round one was full of excitement and key retention picks, with seven Clubs selecting Platinum players.

The Melbourne Stars attempted to use their first pick to recruit the world’s best T20 bowler Rashid Khan, from the Adelaide Strikers, before he was retained for a seventh straight season in blue.

Powerful English batsman Harry Brook was then selected and will call the Melbourne Stars home for BBL|13.

The Sydney Sixers used their retention pick to stop the Hobart Hurricanes’ attempt to take Curran at pick three, before the Hurricanes picked up Chris Jordan.

De Kock will make his first appearance in the BBL this summer after being selected by the Melbourne Renegades.

The Big Bash’s leading overseas run scorer Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder) and Colin Munro (Brisbane Heat) were also taken in the opening round. Perth Scorchers once again passed on their round one selection.  

Subsequent rounds saw Haris Rauf returning to the Melbourne Stars for a fourth season with the Club, while Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Renegades), James Vince (Sixers) and Sam Billings (Brisbane Heat) were all selected by their BBL|12 Clubs.

Opening batter Zak Crawley’s return to the competition will see him in new colours at the Perth Scorchers, while Big Bash favourites Chris Jordan (Hurricanes) and Sam Hain (Hurricanes) will also have new homes for the upcoming campaign.

The season ahead will also welcome exciting newcomers Zaman Khan, Paul Walter and Corey Anderson who will all have their first taste of the KFC BBL this summer

The full list of players selected in the KFC BBL|13 Draft is:

Round One

1. Adelaide Strikers: Rashid Khan (Retention)
2. Melbourne Stars:  Harry Brook
3. Sydney Sixers: Tom Curran (Retention)
4. Hobart Hurricanes: Chris Jordan
5. Melbourne Renegades: Quinton De Kock
6. Sydney Thunder: Alex Hales
7. Brisbane Heat: Colin Munro
8. Perth Scorchers: pass

Round Two

9. Melbourne Stars: Haris Rauf
10. Adelaide Strikers: Jamie Overton
11. Hobart Hurricanes: Sam Hain
12. Melbourne Renegades: Mujeeb Ur Rahman
13. Sydney Thunder: Zaman Khan
14. Sydney Sixers: James Vince
15. Brisbane Heat: Sam Billings
16. Perth Scorchers: Zac Crawley

Round Three

17. Perth Scorchers: Laurie Evans
18. Brisbane Heat: Paul Walter
19. Sydney Sixers: pass
20. Sydney Thunder: pass
21. Melbourne Renegades: pass
22. Hobart Hurricanes: Corey Anderson
23. Adelaide Strikers: pass
24. Melbourne Stars: pass

Round Four

25. Melbourne Stars: Usama Mir
26. Adelaide Strikers: Adam Hose
27. Hobart Hurricanes: pass
28. Melbourne Renegades: pass
29. Sydney Thunder: pass
30. Sydney Sixers: Rehan Ahmed
31. Brisbane Heat: pass
32. Perth Scorchers: pass

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