Jimmy Anderson says “I’ll pay double for Babar”.

Legendary England pacer, James Anderson expressed his surprise after stylish batter Babar Azam was not selected in the draft for the upcoming edition of The Hundred.

In an interview, the right-arm pacer was asked why no franchise wanted to sign Babar Azam for the third edition. “Was his price too high?” inquired the interviewer.

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“I’ll pay double for him,” Anderson replied. I’ll blow the entire budget on Babar Azam. The only thing I can think of is that there was an availability issue, which is why he wasn’t chosen.”

Jimmy Anderson and the @TailendersPod are baffled as to why #BabarAzam𓃵 was not picked in the @thehundred draft pic.twitter.com/uKPZU5wSER

— Faraz Qasim (@farazqasim) March 30, 2023

Cricket fans were taken aback last week when Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were not included in the draught for the upcoming 100-ball cricket tournament.

Both T20 specialists had registered in the top reserve price categories and were expected to be selected for the tournament.

Later, it was revealed that the right-handed batters had only offered partial availability for the upcoming edition, and as a result, they went unsold.

Meanwhile, four Pakistani cricketers were selected in the draught for the upcoming third edition, including Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, and Ihsanullah.