BBL Overseas Draft: Former India Pacer and Virat Kohli Teammate Included - Check Full List of Players

The Big Bash League (BBL) 2025 overseas draft promises a vibrant mix of cricketing experience and emerging talent, with 440 players from across the globe putting their names forward.

The list includes representatives not only from traditional cricketing powerhouses but also from growing nations like Canada, Namibia, and the United States, signalling the sport's expanding global footprint.

BBL Overseas Draft Former India Pacer and Virat Kohli Teammate Included - Check Full List of Players

Among the standout names is England's legendary Test pacer James Anderson, who announced his international retirement last summer. Surprisingly overlooked in the IPL and SA20 drafts despite his interest, the 41-year-old has now made himself available for the BBL.

Also catching attention is former India seamer Siddarth Kaul, who featured for India in both ODIs and T20Is, with his last appearance in 2019. A member of the 2008 U-19 World Cup-winning team under Virat Kohli, Kaul enjoyed a lengthy IPL career with stints at KKR, Delhi Daredevils, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and RCB. Having retired from Indian domestic cricket late last year, Kaul is now eligible for overseas leagues and has thrown his hat into the BBL ring.

Several high-profile Pakistan stars have also expressed interest following Babar Azam's pre-signing by Sydney Sixers. The draft includes marquee names like Shaheen Afridi, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, and Mohammad Rizwan, underlining the BBL's appeal to elite talent from the subcontinent.

BBL Overseas Draft - Full List of Players

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.