The Hundred | Eoin Morgan, Steve Smith big names in star-studded draft pool for first edition

The new 100-ball competition begins next year in a bid to give the viewers a different feel and drive a whole new audience to the sport. While the coaching staff for all eight franchises have been announced, the teams will get a chance to secure the services of England's centrally-contracted Test players on October 3. A draft will follow 17 days later, with England's victorious skipper Morgan entering the draft alongside a host of premier international players.

Steve Smith, who plundered 774 runs in the Ashes at an average of 110.57, will also be in the draft alongside Gayle and Shakib al Hasan. Shakib was the third-highest run-scorer at the Cricket World Cup behind Rohit Sharma and David Warner. Teams will also be able to bid for the services of Warner, along with the likes of Babar Azam, the world's best T20 batsman, Rashid Khan, Quinton de Kock, and Moeen Ali.

Players have the opportunity to select a minimum salary at which they will agree to play for a team. Each side is able to pick up two players in each of the seven salary bands, the highest being £125,000. 

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