Two hundred and eighty-four foreign players and another 250 from domestic cricket, led by Joe Clarke, have entered themselves for the draft taking place next week
Pakistan and West Indies captains Babar Azam and Kieron Pollard, as well as Australia T20 World Cup player of the tournament David Warner are the overseas names available in next week's men's Hundred player draft.
The trio are in the £125,000 reserve price category alongside Chris Gayle, Mitchell Marsh, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran and Tabraiz Shamsi.
Shakib Al Hasan, Quinton de Kock, Jhye Richardson and Andre Russell make up the £100,000 band, while the likes of Mohammad Amir, Dwayne Bravo, Aaron Finch and Haris Rauf are available for £75,000.
Other notable players further down the entrant list include Aiden Markram, Adam Zampa (both £60,000), Martin Guptill, Wanindu Hasaranga, Marnus Labuschagne and Matthew Wade (all £50,000).
Meanwhile, the likes of Asif Ali, Carlos Brathwaite, Colin Ingram, Paul Stirling and Naveen ul-Haq have entered without a reserve price.
Notable omissions include Kane Williamson, Kagiso Rabada and Shaheen Shah Afridi, all of whom were released from their respective teams after not featuring in the inaugural 2021 competition, while Lockie Ferguson is also missing.
Chris Gayle (MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/Getty Images)
In total, 284 foreign players have declared an interest. While the likes of Gayle and Babar missed out on contract during the original draft in October 2019, Pollard and Warner withdrew from their proposed spells and will be bidding for a second chance.
Additionally, 250 domestic players have submitted themselves for the draft, a list that sees just four players with reserve prices.
Joe Clarke, released after failing to agree to a new deal with Manchester Originals, is the highest valued player at £60,000 and is expected to garner plenty of interest after a successful franchise winter.
Adam Wheater from Essex is the sole pick in the £50,000 bracket while Joe Denly and Will Rhodes have a base price of £40,000.
All remaining players are without a reserve value. They include Tom Banton, Gary Ballance, Laurie Evans, Ben Foakes, Olly Stone, Ollie Robinson, Darren Stevens and Rob Yates.
Following the end of the retained window, 42 berths across the eight men's squad remain to be filled - 17 of which are open to overseas players.
Joe Clarke is eyeing a big deal after a successful winter (Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)
The draft will take place on April 4 and be held behind closed doors, only being made public from midday on April 5.
Courtesy of having finished eighth in last season's group phase, London Spirit will have first pick followed by Manchester Originals, who have seven spaces to fill in their 2022 squad.
All teams have a right-to-match for players who were contracted to them last season, should they have an available slot on their roster.
For example, that could see Southern Brave pick up Warner, Russell or De Kock even after they have been selected by another side.
Director of event operations and head of the men’s Hundred Rob Hillman said: "It’s fantastic to see so many of the world’s top players wanting to play in The Hundred.
"Despite the ongoing global challenges caused by the long-term impact of the Covid and the hectic international cricket calendar, the draft list guarantees The Hundred will be serving up some thrilling cricket this summer."
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