Uncapped all-rounder Jordan Thompson appears destined for next year’s Indian Premier League as franchises look to exploit England’s bench strength in white-ball cricket.
The 26-year-old has been the subject of contact from two teams ahead of the IPL auction in mid-December while interest has also been shown in Surrey’s Will Jacks, who made his Twenty20 international debut last month, and another big-hitting opener in Will Smeed, of Somerset.
Thompson has been signed up by the Mumbai Indians-owned side for the new Emirates Twenty20 competition in the new year, after finishing as the joint leading wicket-taker in last summer’s Hundred and hitting five sixes in a seven-ball spree during a rapid Twenty20 Finals Day 50 against Lancashire.