India women’s cricket team stars Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma were among the first round picks in Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL 2024) draft on Sunday. Deepti Sharma, who was the fourth pick, was drafte to Melbourne Stars. Jemimah was drafted to Brisbane Heat and was the seventh player to be picked.
India women stars headline WBBL 2024 draft
Alongside Jemimah and Deepti, Shikha Pandey was the third Indian player to be drafted. She will play for Brisbane Heat in the upcoming edition. Hemalatha Dayalan was the first pick in the third round of the draft, going to Perth Scorchers.
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First-round picks in the WBBL draft: Deepti Sharma – Melbourne Stars, Jemimah Rodrigues – Brisbane Heat, Danielle Wyatt – Hobart Hurricanes, Sophie Ecclestone – Sydney Sixers (Retention), Heather Knight – Sydney Thunder (Retention), Laura Wolvaardt – Adelaide Strikers (Retention), Deandra Dottin – Melbourne Renegades, Sophie Devine – Perth Scorchers (pre-signed player)
Second-round picks: Chloe Tryon – Hobart Hurricanes, Amelia Kerr – Sydney Sixers, Hayley Matthews – Melbourne Renegades, Marizanne Kapp – Melbourne Stars, Shabnim Ismail – Sydney Thunder, Passed – Adelaide Strikers, Shikha Pandey – Brisbane Heat, Amy Jones – Perth Scorchers (Retention)
Third-round picks: Hemalatha Dayalan – Perth Scorchers, Passed – Brisbane Heat, Alice Capsey – Melbourne Renegades, Chamari Athapaththu – Sydney Thunder (pre-signed player), Yastika Bhatia – Melbourne Stars, Smriti Mandhana – Adelaide Strikers (pre-signed player), Passed – Sydney Sixers, Lizelle Lee – Hobart Hurricanes (pre-signed player)
