Major League Cricket blasts off from the Johnson NASA Space Center in Houston, Texas for the inaugural draft tonight, Sunday March, 19 at 7:30 Central Daylight Time.
Domestic stars of Minor League Cricket come together with hopes of landing on one of six MLC teams.
Teams will select players in nine rounds of “snake order” draft in the order of Seattle, Washington DC, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Texas. Teams will be on the clock for three minutes for rounds one through five, and two minutes from round six through nine. The ninth round will be for U23.
Here’s how to watch where you are:
India – Sports 18 (Live TV) and Jim Cinema (Digital)
Pakistan – A Sports (Live TV) and Ary Zap (Digital)
USA – Major League Cricket Network on YouTube
Everywhere – ESPNcricinfo home page
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