The 2024 Major League Cricket players' draft was held on March 21, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Major League Cricket season. An additional "supplementary" draft was held on June 18, 2024, to complete the squads. Both drafts were held virtually and not broadcast. Recaps of the event were released by the Major League Cricket via their social media platforms.
The draft was conducted over 10 rounds divided on the basis of salary cap, using the "snake" format. Out of the 125 players in the draft list, 20 players were drafted. During the supplementary draft, teams were given 48 hours to strategize before selecting any players. A total of 3 players were ultimately selected.
Rules The draft is exclusive to domestic players, like the previous season, however teams are able to announce newly signed players during the draft.
Each team were allowed to have a minimum of nine domestic players and maximum of ten, with a mandatory U23 player in their squads. Until all the teams had passed, the draft round continued in the snake format. Each team could draft two players in each level, if they had enough purse available. Teams who had not yet completed their squads were free to do so during the supplementary draft, wherein teams were given 48 hours to strategize before selecting any further players.
Salary cap The draft had fixed salary caps for each round, with the highest being $75,000 in the first round and the lowest being $5,000 in the Rookie (U23) round.
First Round – $75,000 Second Round – $65,000 Third Round – $60,000 Fourth Round – $50,000 Fifth Round – $40,000 Sixth Round – $35,000 Seventh Round – $25,000 Eighth Round – $20,000 Ninth Round – $15,000 Tenth Round – $10,000 Rookie Round – $5,000
Draft order The draft pick order was based on the reverse order of the teams' finishing positions in the 2023 season standings. Los Angeles Knight Riders had the first pick, if the team did not have enough purse to draft a player, they were automatically passed to the next team.
Retained players Teams were set a deadline for the end of February 2024 to announce overseas and domestic player retentions for the season, with a maximum of nine overseas slots allowed in each team. Any remaining domestic players would be available to be picked by teams during the main draft.
On February 15, 2024, the retained overseas players' lists were announced. On March 1, 2024, the domestic player retention list was announced.
+Retained overseas players for the 2024 Major League Cricket seasonTeamPlayerNationalityLos Angeles Knight Riders Spencer Johnson Sunil Narine Jason Roy Andre Russell Adam Zampa MI New York Trent Boult Dewald Brevis Tim David Rashid Khan Nicholas Pooran Kieron Pollard Kagiso Rabada San Francisco Unicorns Finn Allen Haris Rauf Seattle Orcas Heinrich Klaasen Quinton de Kock Wayne Parnell Imad Wasim Texas Super Kings Devon Conway Faf du Plessis Mitchell Santner Washington Freedom Akeal Hosein Marco Jansen
+Retained domestic players for the 2024 Major League Cricket seasonTeamPlayerSalary capLos Angeles Knight Riders Ali Khan $75,000 Unmukt Chand $65,000 Nitish Kumar $40,000 Saif Badar $15,000 Shadley van Schalkwyk $10,000MI New York Steven Taylor $75,000 Ehsan Adil $50,000 Nosthush Kenjige $40,000 Monank Patel $35,000 Shayan Jahangir $15,000San Francisco Unicorns Corey Anderson $75,000 Liam Plunkett $65,000 Carmi le Roux $35,000 Brody Couch $25,000 Sanjay Krishnamurthi $2,500Seattle Orcas Harmeet Singh $75,000 Shehan Jayasuriya $65,000 Shubham Ranjane $50,000 Cameron Gannon $40,000 Nauman Anwar $25,000Texas Super Kings Calvin Savage $65,000 Milind Kumar $40,000 Cameron Stevenson $25,000 Zia Shahzad $10,000 Saiteja Mukkamalla $2,500 Mohammad Mohsin — Zia-ul-Haq —Washington Freedom Andries Gous $75,000 Mukhtar Ahmed $65,000 Obus Pienaar $50,000 Saurabh Netravalkar $40,000 Justin Dill $10,000 Akhilesh Bodugum $2,500
Draft selections
Domestic draft No players were drafted by the teams in the third, fourth and fifth rounds. So, the 6th pick of the draft was directly made in the sixth round.
+First round selections made during the draft Pick Player Team MiLC Team1Adithya GaneshLA Knight RidersBay Blazers2Hassan KhanSan Francisco UnicornsChicago Kingsmen3Joshua TrompTexas Super KingsHouston Hurricanes
+Second round selections made during the draft Pick Player Team MiLC Team4Raj NannanTexas Super KingsThe Philadelphians5Ruben ClintonMI New YorkSoCal Lashings
+Sixth round selections made during the draft Pick Player Team MiLC Team6Hammad AzamSeattle OrcasChicago Kingsmen
+Seventh round selections made during the draft Pick Player Team MiLC Team7Ian HollandWashington Freedom–8Amila AponsoWashington FreedomAtlanta Fire
+Eighth round selections made during the draft Pick Player Team MiLC Team9Corné DryLA Knight RidersAtlanta Fire10Heath RichardsMI New YorkAtlanta Lightning
+Ninth round selections made during the draft Pick Player Team MiLC Team11Tajinder SinghSan Francisco UnicornsChicago Kingsmen12Ali SheikhSeattle OrcasDallas Mustangs
+Tenth round selections made during the draft Pick Player Team MiLC Team13Derone DavisLA Knight RidersNew Jersey Stallions14Karima GoreSan Francisco UnicornsNew Jersey Somerset Cavaliers15Lahiru MilanthaWashington FreedomSilicon Valley Strikers16Jahmar HamiltonSan Francisco UnicornsAtlanta Fire
+Rookie (U23) round selections made during the draft Pick Player Team MiLC Team17Matthew TrompLA Knight RidersHouston Hurricanes18Yasir MohammadWashington FreedomNew Jersey Somerset Cavaliers19Ayan DesaiSeattle OrcasSoCal Lashings20Rushil UgarkarMI New YorkDallas Mustangs
Supplementary draft A total of 3 players were selected by teams during the supplementary draft.
+ Selections made during the supplementary draft Pick Player Team MiLC Team1Chaitanya BishnoiLA Knight RidersDallas Xforia Giants2Aaron JonesSeattle OrcasAtlanta Fire3Sunny PatelMI New YorkNew Jersey Somerset Cavaliers
Overseas signings The following players were directly signed by teams ahead of the 2024 season.
+Overseas signings for the 2024 Major League Cricket season Player Nationality Team Ref.Michael BracewellSeattle OrcasMatthew ShortSan Francisco UnicornsAnrich NortjeMI New YorkRomario ShepherdMI New YorkRachin RavindraWashington FreedomSteve SmithWashington FreedomJake Fraser-McGurkSan Francisco UnicornsTravis HeadWashington FreedomGlenn MaxwellWashington FreedomNandre BurgerSeattle OrcasLockie FergusonWashington FreedomAiden MarkramTexas Super KingsLance MorrisSeattle OrcasNathan EllisSeattle OrcasMatt HenrySan Francisco UnicornsRyan RickeltonSeattle OrcasAndrew TyeWashington FreedomJosh InglisSan Francisco UnicornsSherfane RutherfordSan Francisco UnicornsShakib Al HasanLos Angeles Knight RidersJoshua LittleLos Angeles Knight RidersDavid MillerLos Angeles Knight Riders Naveen-ul-HaqTexas Super KingsObed McCoySeattle OrcasWaqar SalamkheilLos Angeles Knight RidersAbrar AhmedSan Francisco UnicornsPat CumminsSan Francisco UnicornsJack EdwardsWashington FreedomMarcus StoinisTexas Super KingsWithdrawn playersDaryl MitchellTexas Super KingsReplacement playersNoor AhmadTexas Super Kings
Administration changes
+Administration changes ahead of the 2024 Major League Cricket seasonTeamNameChangeRoleWashington Freedom Greg Shipperd Resigned Head coach Ricky Ponting Appointed Head coach
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