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The Big Bash League fever is back on the cards. Australia's franchise T20 league, one of the premier franchise leagues in the format, the BBL is back for the 14th season. Cricket is one of the major sports in Oz.  

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All eight franchises are back to the drawing board today, as they chalk out the best possible team combination that could lead them to glory. As a customary in the BBL, the player selection is done by a drafting process. Here are the latest updates about the ongoing BBL 2024/25 season player draft. 

In this article, The Sporting News presents you with the latest updates from the ongoing BBL 2024/25 season player draft. 

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List of all players picked at the BBL 2024/25 draft

ADELAIDE STRIKERS

PLAYERROLECOUNTRY
Jamie OvertonAll-rounderEngland
Ollie PopeBatsmanEngland
Fabian AllenAll-rounderWest Indies

BRISBANE HEAT

PLAYERROLECOUNTRY
Colin MunroWicket-keeperNew Zealand
Paul WalterAll-rounderEngland
Tom AlsopWicket-keeperEngland

HOBART HURRICANES

PLAYERROLECOUNTRY
Shai Hope Wicket-keeperWest Indies
Chris JordanBowlerEngland
Rishad HossainBowlerBangladesh

MELBOURNE RENEGADES

PLAYERROLECOUNTRY
Laurie Evans BatsmanEngland
Jacob BethellAll-rounderEngland
Tim SeifertWicket-keeperNew Zealand

MELBOURNE STARS

PLAYERROLECOUNTRY
Ben Duckett BatsmanEngland
Tom CurranBowlerEngland
Usama MirBowlerPakistan

PERTH SCORCHERS

PLAYERROLECOUNTRY
Finn AllenWicket-keeperNew Zealand
Matthew HurstWicket-keeperEngland
Keaton JenningsBatsmanEngland

SYDNEY SIXERS

PLAYERROLECOUNTRY
James Vince BatsmanEngland
Akeal HoseinBowlerWest Indies
Jafer ChohanBowlerEngland

SYDNEY THUNDER

PLAYERROLECOUNTRY
Lockie FergusonBowlerNew Zealand
Sam BillingsWicket-keeperEngland
Sherfane RutherfordBatsman

West Indies

Who is the highest-paid player in BBL?

All-rounder D'Arcy Short is the highest-paid player in the history of the Big Bash Legaue. Hobart Hurricanes paid a sum of 258,900.00 USD (1.89 Crores INR) ahead of the 2023/24 season. 

Who won the Big Bash League 2023/24?

Brisbane Heat beat Sydney Sixers to be crowned as the champions of the BBL 2023/24. Heat won their second-ever title, and go into the upcoming season as defending champions. 

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Mohit Khakhar is a content producer for The Sporting News India.