2024 Major League Cricket players' draft


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 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.
TeamPlayerNationality
Los Angeles Knight RidersSpencer Johnson
Los Angeles Knight RidersSunil Narine
Los Angeles Knight RidersJason Roy
Los Angeles Knight RidersAndre Russell
Los Angeles Knight RidersAdam Zampa
MI New YorkTrent Boult
MI New YorkDewald Brevis
MI New YorkTim David
MI New YorkRashid Khan
MI New YorkNicholas Pooran
MI New YorkKieron Pollard
MI New YorkKagiso Rabada
San Francisco UnicornsFinn Allen
San Francisco UnicornsHaris Rauf
Seattle OrcasHeinrich Klaasen
Seattle OrcasQuinton de Kock
Seattle OrcasWayne Parnell
Seattle OrcasImad Wasim
Texas Super KingsDevon Conway
Texas Super KingsFaf du Plessis
Texas Super KingsMitchell Santner
Washington FreedomAkeal Hosein
Washington FreedomMarco Jansen

TeamPlayerSalary cap
Los Angeles Knight RidersAli Khan$75,000
Los Angeles Knight RidersUnmukt Chand$65,000
Los Angeles Knight RidersNitish Kumar$40,000
Los Angeles Knight RidersSaif Badar$15,000
Los Angeles Knight RidersShadley van Schalkwyk$10,000
MI New YorkSteven Taylor$75,000
MI New YorkEhsan Adil$50,000
MI New YorkNosthush Kenjige$40,000
MI New YorkMonank Patel$35,000
MI New YorkShayan Jahangir$15,000
San Francisco UnicornsCorey Anderson$75,000
San Francisco UnicornsLiam Plunkett$65,000
San Francisco UnicornsCarmi le Roux$35,000
San Francisco UnicornsBrody Couch$25,000
San Francisco UnicornsSanjay Krishnamurthi$2,500
Seattle OrcasHarmeet Singh$75,000
Seattle OrcasShehan Jayasuriya$65,000
Seattle OrcasShubham Ranjane$50,000
Seattle OrcasCameron Gannon$40,000
Seattle OrcasNauman Anwar$25,000
Texas Super KingsCalvin Savage$65,000
Texas Super KingsMilind Kumar$40,000
Texas Super KingsCameron Stevenson$25,000
Texas Super KingsZia Shahzad$10,000
Texas Super KingsSaiteja Mukkamalla$2,500
Texas Super KingsMohammad Mohsin—
Texas Super KingsZia-ul-Haq—
Washington FreedomAndries Gous$75,000
Washington FreedomMukhtar Ahmed$65,000
Washington FreedomObus Pienaar$50,000
Washington FreedomSaurabh Netravalkar$40,000
Washington FreedomJustin Dill$10,000
Washington FreedomAkhilesh 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.
PickPlayerTeamMiLC Team
1Adithya GaneshLA Knight RidersBay Blazers
2Hassan KhanSan Francisco UnicornsChicago Kingsmen
3Joshua TrompTexas Super KingsHouston Hurricanes

PickPlayerTeamMiLC Team
4Raj NannanTexas Super KingsThe Philadelphians
5Ruben ClintonMI New YorkSoCal Lashings

PickPlayerTeamMiLC Team
6Hammad AzamSeattle OrcasChicago Kingsmen

PickPlayerTeamMiLC Team
7Ian HollandWashington Freedom–
8Amila AponsoWashington FreedomAtlanta Fire

PickPlayerTeamMiLC Team
9Corné DryLA Knight RidersAtlanta Fire
10Heath RichardsMI New YorkAtlanta Lightning

PickPlayerTeamMiLC Team
11Tajinder SinghSan Francisco UnicornsChicago Kingsmen
12Ali SheikhSeattle OrcasDallas Mustangs

PickPlayerTeamMiLC Team
13Derone DavisLA Knight RidersNew Jersey Stallions
14Karima GoreSan Francisco UnicornsNew Jersey Somerset Cavaliers
15Lahiru MilanthaWashington FreedomSilicon Valley Strikers
16Jahmar HamiltonSan Francisco UnicornsAtlanta Fire

PickPlayerTeamMiLC Team
17Matthew TrompLA Knight RidersHouston Hurricanes
18Yasir MohammadWashington FreedomNew Jersey Somerset Cavaliers
19Ayan DesaiSeattle OrcasSoCal Lashings
20Rushil UgarkarMI New YorkDallas Mustangs

Supplementary draft

A total of 3 players were selected by teams during the supplementary draft.
PickPlayerTeamMiLC Team
1Chaitanya BishnoiLA Knight RidersDallas Xforia Giants
2Aaron JonesSeattle OrcasAtlanta Fire
3Sunny PatelMI New YorkNew Jersey Somerset Cavaliers

Overseas signings

The following players were directly signed by teams ahead of the 2024 season.

Administration changes

TeamNameChangeRole
Washington FreedomGreg ShipperdResignedHead Coach
Washington FreedomRicky PontingAppointedHead Coach