The Hundred 2021:

ICC has already introduced 3 major formats for playing cricket that are all famous all over the world. But now ICC has decided to launch one more mega format which is totally different from other ones.

They've decided to introduce the hundred ball cricket league which is introduced by ECB (England Cricket Board), where players from all over world would participate including women cricketers as well.

Rules of "The Hundred": 

We can imagine the strategy of this format by its name that each team of this league will have to play 100 balls per innings. Every bowler has the choice of bowl 10 maximum deliveries per over. He can also bowl 5 deliveries per over if he wants to.
Batsman will have to leave the end after 10 balls. Women and Men both will be in action in this tournament.  

Teams of "The Hundred":

The eight groups presently have filled on the whole yet one spot in their men's crews, with simply the trump card pick remaining, which is planned to be done in June.

The full teams are as per the following:


Birmingham Phoenix:

Birmingham Phoenix was the last group to disclose their signings for the Hundred on Tuesday (February 23), wrapping up the crews for the eight groups in the competition. Upwards of 35 men's players were endorsed from more than 500 abroad and England's players competing for a spot in the opposition. Also, 16 ladies players were endorsed of which, eight were English and the leftover, Australian, including any semblance of Sophie Ecclestone, Tammy Beaumont, Meg Lanning and Alyssa Healy.

Birmingham Phoenix roped in allrounder Tom Abell, opener Daniel Bell-Drummond and Miles Hammond in the three accessible spaces in the Draft. Abell, a fine batting all-rounder from Somerset, even gives the choice of opening the batting with him with personality and procedure on his side.

Men's squad:

Following players are in the Men's squad right now:
Henry Brookes, Pat Brown, Chris Cooke, Shaheen Afridi, Adam Hose, Benny Howell, Liam Livingstone, Dominic Sibley, Chris Woakes, Adam Zampa, Tom Abell*, Kane Williamson,
Daniel Bell-Drummond*, Moeen Ali, Miles Hammond*

Women Squad:

Following women cricketers are in the ladies squad who'll be played The Hundred:
Amy Jones, Sophie Devine, Gwen Davies, Emily Arlott, Thea Brookes, Ria Fackrell, Phoebe Franklin, Ashleigh Gardner, Kirstie Gordon, Evelyn Jones, Marie Kelly, Isabelle Wong, Georgia Elwiss*

Trent Rockets:

With only two openings to fill the Rockets went for a bowler and an all-rounder to add to their positions. Australian pace bowler Timm van der Gugten was their first pick and all-rounder Samit Patel is their second pick. Patel not simply gloats of a hard-hitting capacity with the bat, yet additionally is a fit lethargic left-arm bowler. Van der Gugten, then, was disappointing in Glamorgan tones, yet the Rockets would trust he satisfies his charging.
The Women's side saw three new signings with an attention on all-round abilities.

Male's squad:

D'Arcy Short, Luke Wood, Luke Wright, Timm Van Der Gugten, Samit Patel, Lewis Gregory, Matthew Carter, Joe Root, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ben Cox, Alex Hales, Rashid Khan, Dawid Malan, Tom Moores, Steven Mullaney.

Women's Squad:

Lucy Higham, Sophie Molineux*, Natalie Sciver, Elyse Villani, Katherine Brunt, Kathryn Bryce, Abbey Freeborn, Sarah Glenn*, Nancy Harman.


Oval Invincibles:

The Invincibles had four spaces to fill going into the Draft and went for a scope of various abilities. In South Africa's Colin Ingram, they procured a top-request batsman, they roped in Netherlands' pacer Brandon Glover alongside 23-year-old paceman Saqib Mahmood and an all-rounder in Jordan Clark. The group of four's differed abilities supplement a crew that as of now have the inside and out abilities of the Curran siblings alongside experience in turn with Sunil Narine and Sandeep Lamichhane.

Women's Squad:

Rhianna Southby, Dane van Niekerk, Fran Wilson, Rachael Haynes*, Mady Villiers* Georgia Adams, Megan Belt, Sarah Bryce, Alice Capsey, Tash Farrant, Jo Gardner, Eva Gray.

Southern Brave:

The Brave additionally didn't have a great deal to do at the Draft in the wake of having held the greater part of their past crew with only two spots to fill. The roped in the touchy David Warner for the top request to join their group that as of now includes some enormous hitters, and left-arm spinner Danny Briggs as the subsequent marking.
For the Women's group, they have marked Sussex's batting all-rounder Sophia Dunkley.

Men's crew:

Jofra Archer, David Warner*, Alex Davies, Liam Dawson, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Craig Overton, Delray Rawlins, Andre Russell, Marcus Stoinis, James Vince, Max Waller, Ross Whiteley, Danny Briggs

Ladies' Squad:

Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Paige Scholfield, Anya Shurbsole, Stafanie Tayor, Sophia Dunkley*, Danni Wyatt, Freya Kemp, Amelia Kerr, Fritha Morris, Tara Norris, Sonia Odedra, Carla Rudd.

London Spirit:

The Spirit held the greater part of their unique players so didn't have a lot to do in the Draft with only 2 spaces to fill. They gained the administrations of all-rounder Ravi Bopara and left-armer from Hampshire, Chris Wood to support their generally weighty all-rounders' seat.
The Women's side just saw the one option in touchy England opener Tammy Beaumont added aside.

Men's squad:

Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Nabi, Luis Reece, Adam Rossington, Roelof van der Merwe, Mark Wood, Ravi Bopara*, Chris Wood*, Eoin Morgan (c), Mohammad Amir, Mason Crane, Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Jade Dernbach, Dan Lawrence.

Women Squad:

Deandra Dottin, Danielle Gibson, Hannah Jones, Sophie Munro, Susie Rowe, Chloe Tyron, Tammy Beaumont*  Heather Knight (c), Amara Carr, Aylish Cranstone, Naomi Dattani, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean.

Manchester Originals

Manchester Originals gobbled up the profoundly amazing Nicholas Pooran as their first pick in the draft, while likewise adding South African pacer Kagiso Rabada and England cricketer Jamie Overton to their positions. They likewise roped in any resemblance of  Shadab Khan,  Richard Gleeson, Harry Gurney, Tom Lammonby, Steven Finn, Colin Ackermann, and Tom Hartle.

Men's Squad:

Jos Buttler, Nicholas Pooran*, Joe Clarke, Jamie Overton*, Shadab Khan*, Tom Lammonby*, Wayne Madsen, Steven Finn*, Colin Ackermann*, Richard Gleenson*, Kagiso Rabada*, Harry Gurney*, Phil Salt, and Matt Parkinson.

Women Squad:

Danielle Collins, Kate Cross, Georgia Boyce, Natalie Brown, Mignon du Preez, Alice Dyson, Sophie Ecclestone*, Emma Lamb, Lizelle Lee, Cordelia Griffith, Alex Hartley, Hannah Jones, and Ellie Threlkeld

Northern Superchargers:

The first chance of the 14th single pick of the draft was for Northern Superchargers, where they chose England pacer Olly Stone. They likewise added any resemblance of  Matthew Fisher, Harry Brook, Matthew Potts, and Callum Parkinson.

Men's crew:

Ben Stokes, Aaron Finch,  Matthew Fisher*, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Harry Brooks*, Brydon Carse, Callum Parkinson*, John Simpson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Lynn, Adil Rashid, Adam Lyth, David Willey, Olly Stone*, Matthew Potts*.

Women crew:

Helen Fenby, Alyssa Healy*, Bess Heath, Beth Langston, Katie Levick, Linsey Smith, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Hollie Armitage, and Nicola Carey*.

Welsh Fire:

Welsh Fire got the second pick out the draft and chose the magnificent Kieron Pollard. Jhye Richardson was additionally roped in through the seventh single out the draft.Considerably more great were the players finished paperwork for the ladies' group, as they acquired T20 World Cup winning-triplet - Jess Jonassen, Beth Mooney and Meg Lanning.

Male Crew:

Kieron Pollard*, Jhye Richardson*, Jake Ball*, Ian Cockbain*, Josh Cobb*, Matthew Critchley*, David Lloyd*, Qais Ahmed, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Ryan Higgins, David Payne, Liam Plunkett, and Ollie Pope.

Women's Squad:

Katie George, Amy Gordon, Alex Grif, and Laura Filer.