Fourteen Pakistani players have been included in the longlist for the inaugural The Hundred auction, which will take place on 11 and 12 March at Piccadilly Lights.

 

The official list on The Hundred website features both men and women cricketers from Pakistan. Among the men, notable names include pacers Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Tariq, and batter Saim Ayub.

 

However, the surprising omission from the trimmed longlist is Sahibzada Farhan, who said last week that he was "hopeful" of being picked in the auction. The 29-year-old is the leading run-scorer at the ongoing T20 World Cup, having scored centuries against Namibia and Sri Lanka, although he has played in an overseas franchise league only once.

 

“The longlist for The Hundred Auction have been revealed, with the likes of Joe Root, Davina Perrin, Nadine de Klerk and Shaheen Shah Afridi set to go under the hammer at Piccadilly Lights on 11 and 12 March,” the official press release said.

 

“With nearly 1,000 players registering themselves for consideration for the auction, the eight men’s and women’s teams were required to nominate up to 100 players they’d be interested in purchasing. Any player with at least one nomination has been included on the longlists,” it added.

 

Earlier, media reports suggest that the four Indian-owned franchises — Manchester Super Giants, MI London, Southern Brave, and Sunrisers Leeds — were not considering Pakistani players for the auction. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) later clarified that The Hundred is an inclusive tournament.

 

“All eight teams commit to selection being based solely on cricketing performance, availability, and the needs of each team,” the ECB statement said.

 

Other men’s longlist players include Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Zaman Khan, Imad Wasim, Usama Mir, Akif Javed, and Salman Mirza.

 

On the women’s side, Pakistan’s representatives are Fatima Sana and Sadia Iqbal.

 

The Hundred will be played from July 21 to August 16, 2026, in England.