MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – West Indies opener Shai Hope was rewarded for his recent outstanding performances when the Hobart Hurricanes selected him during the Sunday Big Bash League draft.
Hope, who was named Player-of-the-Series following the West Indies’ 3-0 whitewash of South Africa in the just-completed T20 series, was picked by the Hurricanes in the platinum category for the tournament, which will run from December 15 to January 26.
For the 2024 season, he reunited with Ricky Ponting, the head coach of the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, for the first season of Hope in the Big Bash.
Meanwhile, the 26-year-old Sherfane Rutherford, who will also debut in the Big Bash, was chosen by the Sydney Thunder in the silver category.
West Indians Akeal Hosein, Fabian Allen, and Barbadian-born Jacob Bethell were also drafted.
Hosein was drafted by the Sydney Sixers in the gold category, even though he is only available for seven games this season.
Allen will turn out for the Adelaide Strikers, and Bethell, who England recently chose to play in the upcoming T20 series against Australia, will play for the Melbourne Renegades.
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