cricketer nicholas pooran

England batter Alex Hales, West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran and South Africa duo of Faf du Plessis and Rilee Rossouw are among the six batters to be nominated for the upcoming overseas draft of the Big Bash League (BBL), to be held on September 3. Pooran, who was recently in the spotlight for his mammoth 137 runs off 55 balls for MI New York in the Major League Cricket final, will be capturing the attention of multiple clubs ahead of the BBL starting from December 7. His previous stint in the BBL came in the 2020-21 season where he made six appearances for Melbourne Stars.

Sydney Thunder will be spoilt for choice with both Rossouw, who is ranked fourth in T20I batting and Hales, who retired recently from international cricket, ranked 13th and holder of an impressive BBL strike rate of 150.14. Both batters are available to the club as retention pick options.