Overview
- BBC reporting says four franchises with IPL ties are unlikely to bid for Pakistan players, citing messages from a senior ECB official that interest would be limited to non-IPL-linked teams.
- The ECB says The Hundred welcomes players from all nations and points to clear anti-discrimination policies, adding it has not been shown the messages referenced in the reports.
- Manchester Super Giants’ deputy chair James Sheridan said the group’s conversations focus on selecting the strongest squads, while other IPL-linked owners offered no public response.
- Sixty-seven Pakistan players — 63 men and four women — have registered for the London auction on March 11–12, though no Pakistan women have featured in the competition to date.
- England captain Harry Brook called a potential exclusion a shame, echoing public pressure from Michael Vaughan and players’ union chief Tom Moffat for action before the auction.