ILT20 PLAYER AUCTION
No takers for R Ashwin © BCCI
West Indies’ Andre Fletcher stole the spotlight at the first-ever ILT20 Auction, becoming the most expensive pick of the day at USD 260,000. The West Indies opener was snapped up by MI Emirates, who outbid rivals to secure him for a fourth straight season. The day also had its share of surprises, none bigger than R Ashwin going unsold after entering with the highest base price of USD 120,000.
England’s Scott Currie came close to topping the charts, landing a USD 250,000 deal with Dubai Capitals. Gulf Giants went big on Liam Dawson at USD 170,000, while Naveen-ul-Haq joined Fletcher at MI Emirates for USD 100,000.
UAE pacers enjoyed a breakthrough day. Sharjah Warriorz used their Right-to-Match card to bring back Junaid Siddique for USD 170,000, their costliest buy of the auction. Muhammad Rohid also went big, earning a USD 140,000 RTM deal with MI Emirates – a landmark moment for UAE cricket.
Among other major overseas signings, Desert Vipers secured Pakistan duo Fakhar Zaman and Naseem Shah at their base price of USD 80,000 each. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders went for Scotland’s Brandon McMullen at USD 110,000, while also adding Michael Pepper, Unmukt Chand and George Garton. Faisal Khan made history as the first Saudi Arabian player to be picked in the league, joining the Vipers for USD 10,000.
Gulf Giants were the first to complete their squad, adding Tabraiz Shamsi, Fred Klaassen and Chris Wood to bolster their bowling attack. MI Emirates complemented their record Fletcher signing with Shakib Al Hasan (USD 40,000) and England allrounder Jordan Thompson (USD 48,000). Sharjah Warriorz made a splash with Dwaine Pretorius (USD 120,000) and Nathan Sowter (USD 100,000), while also roping in Jayden Seales and Taskin Ahmed.
Season 4 of the ILT20 begins on December 2, with the six-team, 34-match tournament running until January 4.
Complete Squad List
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Total Spent: USD 1,457,000)
Auction Signings:Michael Pepper (USD 40,000), George Garton (USD 10,000), Brandon McMullen (USD 110,000), Ibrar Ahmed (USD 22,000), Ajay Kumar (USD 10,000), Adnan Idrees Muhammad (USD 10,000), Abdul Manan Ali (USD 10,000), Mayank Chowdary (USD 10,000), Khary Pierre (USD 10,000), Shadley Van Schalkwyk (USD 10,000), Unmukt Chand (USD 40,000)
Retentions + Direct Signings: Liam Livingstone, Alishan Sharafu, Alex Hales, Sherfane Rutherford, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Phil Salt, Olly Stone
Desert Vipers (Total Spent: USD 1,617,500)
Auction Signings: Vriitya Aravind (USD 10,000), Fakhar Zaman (USD 80,000), Naseem Shah (USD 80,000), Qais Ahmad (USD 40,000), Sanjay Pahal (USD 10,000), Bilal Tahir (USD 10,000), Faisal Khan (USD 10,000), Hasan Nawaz (USD 40,000), Tom Bruce (USD 80,000), Matiullah Khan (USD 10,000), Tawanda Muyeye (USD 40,000), Faridoon Dawoodzai (USD 10,000)
Retentions + Direct Signings: Dan Lawrence, Max Holden, David Payne, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Lockie Ferguson, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sam Curran, Andries Gous
Dubai Capitals (Total Spent: USD 1,475,000)
Auction Signings:Muhammad Farooq (USD 10,000), Tymal Mills (USD 80,000), Scott Currie (USD 250,000), Mohammad Nabi (USD 80,000), Farhan Khan (USD 10,000), Anudeep Chenthamara (USD 10,000), Usman Najeeb (USD 10,000), Ritesh Mallikarjuna Grandhi (USD 10,000), Shayan Jahangir (USD 10,000), Rushil Ugarkar (USD 10,000), Naveen Bidiasee (USD 10,000), Toby Albert (USD 10,000), Akshay Wakhare (USD 10,000)
Retentions + Direct Signings: Jordan Matthew Cox, Rovman Powell, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Waqar Salamkheil, Haider Ali, Muhammad Jawadullah, Jimmy Neesham
Gulf Giants (Total Spent: USD 1,471,000)
Auction Signings: Asif Khan (USD 26,000), Zuhaib Zubair (USD 10,000), Sean Dickson (USD 10,000), Tabraiz Shamsi (USD 40,000), Liam Dawson (USD 170,000), Fred Klaassen (USD 40,000), Haider Razzaq (USD 50,000), Meet Bhavsar (USD 14,000), Ishtiaq Ahmad (USD 16,000), Lorcan Tucker (USD 10,000), Chris Wood (USD 40,000), Tom Moores (USD 40,000), Ramon Simmonds (USD 40,000)
Retentions + Direct Signings: Aayan Afzal Khan, Mark Adair, Gerhard Erasmus, Blessing Muzarabani, Moeen Ali, James Vince, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
MI Emirates (Total Spent: USD 1,868,000)
Auction Signings: Muhammad Rohid (USD 140,000), Jordan Thompson (USD 48,000), Naveen-ul-Haq (USD 100,000), Andre Fletcher (USD 260,000), Nosthush Kenjige (USD 10,000), Mohamed Shafeeq (USD 10,000), Zain Ul Abidin (USD 10,000), Usman Khan (USD 10,000), Ackeem Auguste (USD 10,000), Arab Gul (USD 10,000), Tajinder Dhillon (USD 10,000), Zahoor Khan (USD 10,000), Shakib Al Hasan (USD 40,000)
Retentions + Direct Signings:Fazalhaq Farooqi, Tom Banton, Romario Shepherd, Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow, AM Ghazanfar, Muhammad Waseem, Kamindu Mendis
Sharjah Warriorz (Total Spent: USD 1,664,000)
Auction Signings:Junaid Siddique (USD 170,000), James Rew (USD 10,000), Nathan Sowter (USD 100,000), Dwaine Pretorius (USD 120,000), Jayden Seales (USD 80,000), Harmeet Singh (USD 10,000), Wasim Akram (USD 55,000), Mohamed Nawfer Mohamed Aslam (USD 14,000), Raees Ahmad (USD 10,000), Richard Ngarava (USD 10,000), Shubham Ranjane (USD 10,000), Ethan D’Souza (USD 10,000), Taskin Ahmed (USD 80,000), Abdul Salman Khan (USD 10,000)
Retentions + Direct Signings: Dinesh Karthik, Sikandar Raza, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tim David, Johnson Charles, Tim Southee, Saurabh Netravalkar
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