Bangladeshi young bowling prodigy Rishad Hossain has been picked by Hobart Hurricanes for Big Bash League 2024-2025. The KFC BBL and Weber WBBL 2024-2025's draft held on Sunday (September 1).

 Rishad Hossain becomes the only second Bangladeshi after Shakib Al Hasan to play in Big Bash. 
Rishad Hossain has been phenomenal since his debut and caught the eyes of World Cricket pundits. Making his international debut against Afghanistan, he started ripping through. With his crafty bowling, he has the skills of pinch hitting as well.

Rishad Hossain becomes the only second Bangladeshi after Shakib Al Hasan to feature in the Big Bash League. Previously Shakib played for Melbourne Renegades and Adelaide Strikers.

Playing 29 T20 matches, he picked up 35 wickets at an average of only 19.2 with an economy rate of just 7.63. After a sensational T20 World Cup for Bangladesh he has become a vital force in Bangladesh's T20I bowling lineup.

He joins fellow spinners Nikhil Chaudhary, Paddy Dooley and Peter Hatzoglou in the Hurricanes.

While England batting star Alex Hales has been unselected. He played for Sydney Thunder in previous stint but now is unselected as the Sydney Thunder's salary cap would have been a factor, with plenty spent on fellow batters David Warner, Ollie Davies, Sam Billings and Cam Bancroft.