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Only five Indians made ILT20’s debut auction list, with R Ashwin the biggest name.
The International League T20 (ILT20) will mark a new chapter on 1 October 2025 with its first player auction, to be held in Dubai at 2 pm GST. Close to 300 players from more than 20 countries will go under the hammer.
24 Indians had registered for the auction, but only five of them have made it to the final list: international spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin, 2011 World Cup-winner Piyush Chawla, recently-retired domestic giant Priyank Panchal, former IPL pacer Ankit Rajput, and Punjab pace great Siddharth Kaul.
The six franchises will be required to spend between USD 1.5 million (₹13.33 crore) and USD 2 million (₹17.77 crore). Each team will enter the auction with a minimum purse of USD 800,000 (₹7.11 crore).
Ashwin headlines the top price bracket of USD 120,000 (₹1.07 crore) as he readies for his first appearance in franchise cricket since retiring internationally. Jason Roy, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub and Naseem Shah are part of the USD 80,000 group, while Shakib Al Hasan and James Anderson feature in the USD 40,000 category.
The auction will also ensure strong regional participation, as each squad is required to include at least four UAE players, including one under-23, as well as one player each from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and two from other Associate Nations. Two additional wildcard signings are permitted outside the auction.
Similar rules apply for playing 11s, with teams needing to field two UAE players and one Associate player in every game.
Dubai Capitals and Gulf Giants have the biggest purses heading into the auction at USD 1,035,000 each, while MI Emirates will begin with USD 800,000. Many stars have already been retained by franchises, including Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shimron Hetmyer, Dinesh Karthik, and Jonny Bairstow.
Current Squads
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Liam Livingstone, Alishan Sharafu, Alex Hales, Sherfane Rutherford, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, Jason Holder (Wildcard), Piyush Chawla (Wildcard)
Desert Vipers: Lockie Ferguson, Dan Lawrence, David Payne, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Max Holden, Sam Curran, Wanindu Hasaranga, Andries Gous, Shimron Hetmyer (Wildcard)
Dubai Capitals: Jordan Matthew Cox, Rovman Powell, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Waqar Salamkheil, Haider Ali, Muhammad Jawadullah, Jimmy Neesham, David Willey (Wildcard), Leus de Plooy (Wildcard)
Gulf Giants: James Vince, Aayan Afzal Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Gerhard Erasmus, Mark Adair, Azmatullah Omarzai, Moeen Ali, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kyle Mayers (Wildcard), Matthew Forde (Wildcard)
MI Emirates: AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kamindu Mendis, Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton, Muhammad Waseem, Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow
Sharjah Warriorz: Tim Southee, Dinesh Karthik, Johnson Charles, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Saurabh Netravalkar, Sikandar Raza, Tim David, Tom Abell (Wildcard), Adil Rashid (Wildcard)
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