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2023 Major League Cricket players' draft

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2023 Major League Cricket players' draft
General information
SportCricket
Date(s)March 19, 2023
Time7:30 pm CST
LocationJohnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Network(s)YouTube
ESPNcricinfo
Sports18
JioCinema
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Overview
LeagueMajor League Cricket
Teams6
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The 2023 Major League Cricket players' draft took place on March 19, 2023, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.[1]

The draft was conducted over 9 rounds via a "snake" format, where the team order is reversed every round.[2] Out of the 9 rounds, 8 were general draft picks, with the final round being exclusively for U-23 players.[3]

Out of the total of over 100 players who entered, a total of 54 players were drafted, with another 6 overseas players announced during the draft.[4][5]

Rules

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Each team had to mandatorily pick a U-23 player in the ninth round, irrespective of whether or not they selected one in rounds before.[6] Each team also had only three minutes to select a player in rounds 1–5, with the time shortened to 2 minutes for rounds 6–9.[7] Additionally, there were no trading of picks allowed during the draft.[8]

Salary cap

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The draft had fixed salary caps for each round, with the highest being $75,000 in the first round and the lowest being $2,500 in the ninth round.[4]

  • First Round – $75,000
  • Second Round – $65,000
  • Third Round – $50,000
  • Fourth Round – $40,000
  • Fifth Round – $35,000
  • Sixth Round – $25,000
  • Seventh Round – $15,000
  • Eighth Round – $10,000
  • Ninth Round – $2,500

Draft order

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Following a randomized order drew held at the Westin Oaks Houston on March 13, the Seattle Orcas had the first pick followed by the Washington Freedom, the MI New York, the San Francisco Unicorns, the Los Angeles Knight Riders, and the Texas Super Kings.[9] As the draft was held in a "snake" format, the Super Kings then had the first pick in the second round, with the Orcas having the first pick again in the third.[10]

Draft selections

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First round selections in the 2023 Major League Cricket players' draft
Pick Player Team MiLC Team
1 Harmeet Singh Seattle Orcas Seattle Thunderbolts
2 Andries Gous Washington Freedom Seattle Thunderbolts
3 Steven Taylor MI New York Atlanta Fire
4 Corey Anderson San Francisco Unicorns Dallas Mustangs
5 Ali Khan LA Knight Riders Houston Hurricanes
6 Rusty Theron Texas Super Kings Bay Blazers
Second round selections in the 2023 Major League Cricket players' draft
Pick Player Team MiLC Team
7 Calvin Savage Texas Super Kings Chicago Tigers
8 Unmukt Chand LA Knight Riders Silicon Valley Strikers
9 Liam Plunkett San Francisco Unicorns The Philadelphians
10 Hammad Azam MI New York Golden State Grizzlies
11 Mukhtar Ahmed Washington Freedom
12 Shehan Jayasuriya Seattle Orcas Silicon Valley Strikers
Third round selections in the 2023 Major League Cricket players' draft
Pick Player Team MiLC Team
13 Shubham Ranjane Seattle Orcas Seattle Thunderbolts
14 Obus Pienaar Washington Freedom Morrisville Raptors
15 Ehsan Adil MI New York Golden State Grizzlies
16 Tajinder Singh San Francisco Unicorns
17 Jaskaran Malhotra LA Knight Riders DC Hawks
18 Lahiru Milantha Texas Super Kings Morrisville Raptors
Fourth round selections in the 2023 Major League Cricket players' draft
Pick Player Team MiLC Team
19 Milind Kumar Texas Super Kings The Philadelphians
20 Nitish Kumar LA Knight Riders Lone Star Athletics
21 Chaitanya Bishnoi San Francisco Unicorns
22 Nosthush Kenjige MI New York Dallas Mustangs
23 Saurabh Netravalkar Washington Freedom Silicon Valley Strikers
24 Cameron Gannon Seattle Orcas
Fifth round selections in the 2023 Major League Cricket players' draft
Pick Player Team MiLC Team
25 Aaron Jones Seattle Orcas Atlanta Fire
26 Saad Ali Washington Freedom Chicago Tigers
27 Monank Patel MI New York Empire State Titans
28 Carmi le Roux San Francisco Unicorns Bay Blazers
29 Corné Dry LA Knight Riders Atlanta Fire
30 Sami Aslam Texas Super Kings Golden State Grizzlies
Sixth round selections in the 2023 Major League Cricket players' draft
Pick Player Team MiLC Team
31 Cameron Stevenson Texas Super Kings
32 Ali Sheikh LA Knight Riders Dallas Mustangs
33 Brody Couch San Francisco Unicorns
34 Sarabjit Ladda MI New York DC Hawks
35 Dane Piedt Washington Freedom Morrisville Raptors
36 Nauman Anwar Seattle Orcas Michigan Cricket Stars
Seventh round selections in the 2023 Major League Cricket players' draft
Pick Player Team MiLC Team
37 Phani Simhadri Seattle Orcas Seattle Thunderbolts
38 Sujith Gowda MI New York Bay Blazers
39 Shayan Jahangir Washington Freedom Lone Star Athletics
40 David White San Francisco Unicorns Bay Blazers
41 Saif Badar LA Knight Riders
42 Cody Chetty Texas Super Kings Hollywood Master Blasters
Eighth round selections in the 2023 Major League Cricket players' draft
Pick Player Team MiLC Team
43 Zia Shahzad Texas Super Kings Golden State Grizzlies
44 Shadley van Schalkwyk LA Knight Riders Seattle Thunderbolts
45 Smit Patel San Francisco Unicorns Manhattan Yorkers
46 Kyle Phillip MI New York Atlanta Lightning
47 Justin Dill Washington Freedom St. Louis Americans
48 Angelo Perera Seattle Orcas Bay Blazers
Ninth round selections in the 2023 Major League Cricket players' draft
Pick Player Team MiLC Team
49 Matthew Tromp Seattle Orcas Houston Hurricanes
50 Akhilesh Bodugum Washington Freedom Seattle Thunderbolts
51 Saideep Ganesh MI New York Bay Blazers
52 Sanjay Krishnamurthi San Francisco Unicorns Bay Blazers
53 Bhaskar Yadram LA Knight Riders Manhattan Yorkers
54 Saiteja Mukkamalla Texas Super Kings New Jersey Stallions

Overseas signings

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During the draft, a total of 6 overseas players were announced.[11] Among these were Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis, who are set to play for the San Francisco Unicorns,[12] Mitchell Marsh and Quinton de Kock, who are set to play for the Seattle Orcas,[13] and Wanindu Hasaranga and Anrich Nortje who are set to play for the Washington Freedom.[14]

Squads

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These were the squads for each team following the draft.[15]

Squads at the end of 2023 Major League Cricket players' draft
Seattle Orcas Washington Freedom MI New York San Francisco Unicorns LA Knight Riders Texas Super Kings

References

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  1. ^ Lavalette, Tristan (March 11, 2023). "How America's New Pro T20 Cricket League Can Lure Top Australian Players". Forbes. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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  3. ^ Booth, Lawrence (March 19, 2023). "Major League Cricket 2023 draft, all you need to know: Format, timings, top players, venue and more - MLC 2023 draft". Wisden. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Dart, Tom (March 21, 2023). "Major League Cricket: will a $120m moonshot find success in America?". The Guardian. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Hunger, Adam (March 21, 2023). "Finch, de Kock unveiled on Major League Cricket draft day". Al Jazeera. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "USA's Major League Cricket set to host its inaugural season draft in Houston". The Hindustan Times. March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Singh, Nishant (March 19, 2023). "Major League Cricket Draft: All you need to know about MLC 2023 Draft, Schedule, Live Streaming, and Broadcast Details". Inside Sport. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Aditya Maheshwari (March 19, 2023). "MLC 2023 First Draft: Full List of Players Signed by 6 Franchises in Major League Cricket". News18. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "MLC Player Draft Explainer". Major League Cricket. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Peter Della Penna (March 19, 2023). "Major League Cricket 2023 - player draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  11. ^ Ammon, Elizabeth (March 20, 2023). "Fears for Blast and Hundred as overseas stars join Major League Cricket". The Times. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Aaron Finch to lead San Francisco Unicorns in US cricket's major league". Reuters. The Sydney Morning Herald. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  13. ^ Savage, Nic (March 20, 2023). "Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Marsh sign on for inaugural Major League Cricket tournament". Fox Sports. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  14. ^ "Mumbai Indians build portfolio with move for MLC's New York franchise". SportBusiness. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  15. ^ Peter Della Penna (March 20, 2023). "Harmeet Singh goes first in MLC Draft to Seattle Orcas; Ali Khan and Unmukt Chand snapped by LA Knight Riders". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved March 22, 2023.