England pacer James Anderson expressed his disappointment after Pakistan captain Babar Azam was overlooked during the Hundred draft last week. During the Hundred draft last week, 30 men’s cricketers were picked across the eight teams and overall 64 players were picked up across the men’s and women’s categories. While Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf were picked by Welsh Fire, Babar went unsold, having entered the draft with a reserve price of 100,000 british pounds (approx. Rs 8.2 lakh).
“I’ll pay double for him [Babar Azam]. I’ll spend the whole budget on Babar Azam. The only thing I can guess is that there might have been an availability issue, which is why he wasn’t picked,” Anderson sain on BCC’s Tailender Podcast.
Anderson also recalled how he was also once overlooked when he entered the IPL auction.
“I went into the IPL auction once and didn’t get picked up,” Anderson added.
Notably, Anderson had entered the IPL acution in 2011, but remained unsold. Since then, he has not shown any interest of playing in the cash-rich league.
