Du Plessis, Rossouw, Wiese, de Lange confirmed as nominees for BBL Overseas Draft

MELBOURNE: Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis, batter Rilee Rossouw, ex-South Africa and current Namibia all-rounder David Wiese and former Proteas pacer Marchant de Lange on Thursday were confirmed as nominees for the new BBL overseas draft.

The BBL overseas draft, in an effort to get the best of foreign cricketers into the league, will be held in August this year. Each club will have the opportunity to recruit up to three primary overseas players, including a number of T20 cricket's biggest names.

Each club will be able to select up to three foreign players across four rounds and four salary bands ranging from $340,000 (platinum), $260,000 (gold), $175,000 (silver) and $100,000 for bronze. IANS

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