Cricket Australia (CA) announced today that five Sri Lankans have been nominated for the Player Draft of Big Bash 2022-23.
The left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya who picked 12 wickets on his Test debut has been nominated for the draft alongside spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Lakshan Sandakan, wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Chandimal and the hard-hitting Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
Big Bash 2022-23 will be conducted from December 2022 to January 2023 with the participation of eight teams, Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder.
Players nominated for the draft of Big Bash League 2022/23
- Sri Lanka – Dinesh Chandimal, Prabath Jayasuriya, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lakshan Sandakan, Maheesh Theekshana
- Afghanistan – Noor Ahmad, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Hamid Hassan, Zahir Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Waqar Salamkheil, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Shahzad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Bangladesh – Al-amin Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Ripon Mondol
- England – Kashif Ali, Tom Alsop, Jacob Bethell, Patrick Brown, Steven Croft, Alex Davies, Joe Denly, Adam Hose, Tom Lammonby, Dan Lawrence, Craig Overton, Jamie Overton, Nathan Sowter, Mitchell Stanley, Cameron Steel, Callum Taylor, Jack Taylor, Paul Walter
- Ireland – Mark Adair, Andy Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delaney, Josh Little, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector
- Nepal – Sandeep Lamichhane
- Netherlands – Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Paul Van Meekeren
- Scotland – Michael Jones, Mark Watt
- South Africa – Chris Benjamin, Shane Dadswell, Pieter Malan, Migael Pretorius, Imran Tahir, Dane Vilas
- United Arab Emirates – Vriitya Aravind
- USA – Harmeet Singh Baddhan, Unmukt Chand, Ali Khan
- West Indies – Johnson Charles, Mark Deyal, Fidel Edwards, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Kesrick Williams
- Zimbabwe – Eddie Byrom, Tawanda Muyeye, Blessing Muzarabani, Sikander Raza
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