Archive · 19 Jun 2025
Jemimah Rodrigues Retained by Brisbane Heat in WBBL Draft
The Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) is getting ready for its next season!
Teams picked players from around the world.
Jemimah Rodrigues, who fans in Brisbane love, will be playing for Brisbane Heat again.
Other teams, like Sydney Thunder, also picked up some great players.
Lots of Indian players signed up for the draft, hoping to join a team.
The draft helped teams select their international players for the upcoming season.
Jemimah Rodrigues was retained by Brisbane Heat for the upcoming WBBL season.
Sydney Thunder selected Chamari Athapaththu, Shabnim Ismail, and Heather Knight.
A total of 23 international players were selected across eight franchises.
15 Indian women players registered for the WBBL draft.
The draft took place on Thursday.
- Who
- Brisbane Heat retained Jemimah Rodrigues and other teams selected international players.
- What
- International players were selected in the WBBL draft.
- When
- The draft took place on Thursday.
- Where
- Melbourne, Australia
- Why
- To build teams for the upcoming WBBL season.
- Sport
- Cricket
- League
- Women's Big Bash League (WBBL)
- Key Player Retained
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Brisbane Heat
- Retained Rodrigues, Chinelle Henry and Nadine de Klerk
- Sydney Thunder picks
- Chamari Athapaththu, Shabnim Ismail, Heather Knight
- Total players selected
- 23
- Number of teams
- 8