Most Expensive Players of ILT20 2025

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All six Franchises of ILT20 have been picked by IPL owners.

ILT20 2025 to begin on January 11, set to clash with BBL,BPL and SA20.

Salary cap in ILT20 league is USD 1.5 million, the second-highest at the time.

Though the league aims to provide exposure and unearth future UAE talent, it is in some ways the first, truly global league: each franchise can have up to 12 overseas players in an 18-man squad. At least three members in a squad will need to be UAE players, two from other Associates, as well as one Under-23 UAE player. A playing XI can have a maximum of nine overseas players along with at least one UAE and one Associate player.

Retained Players of ILt20 for 2025

The UAE players retained for Season 3 include, Ali Naseer and Tanish Suri (Desert Vipers), Haider Ali and Raja Akif (Dubai Capitals), Aayan Afzal Khan and Mohammad Zohaib Zubair (Gulf Giants), Muhammad Rohid Khan and Muhammad Waseem (MI Emirates), Junaid Siddique and Muhammad Jawadullah (Sharjah Warriors).

The retained players include T20 heavyweights like Andre Russell, David Willey, Sunil Narine (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders), Alex Hales, Azam Khan, Muhammad Amir, Sherfane Rutherford, Wanindu Hasaranga (Desert Vipers), Dasun Shanaka, David Warner, Rovman Powell, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza (Dubai Capitals), Chris Jordan, James Vince, Shimron Hetmyer (Gulf Giants), Akeal Hosein, Dwayne Bravo, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, (MI Emirates), Johnson Charles and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Sharjah Warriors).

Most Expensive Players in ILT20 2025

The UAE-based International League T20 (ILT20) is set to offer top players a whopping USD 450,000 per season, making it the second-most lucrative T20 league for some players outside of the IPL.

Highest Paid T20 League 2024

The highest-paid player in the IPL earns more than USD 2 million per season; in the PSL it is USD 200,000; the Hundred offers its best-paid player USD 164,000; and the most expensive overseas players in the BBL make about USD 238,000 per season.

Prize Money of ILT20-2024-25

ILT20 prize money is $1.3 million (USD), where the winning team will receive $700,000 and the runner-up team will receive $300,000.

In the upcoming tournament, individual award winners have the chance to win unique belts and a USD 15,000 prize for each award. The best batter will receive the Green Belt, which Desert Vipers’ Alex Hales won in the previous season and aims to win again in Season 2. Chris Jordan of the Giants, who secured both the white and red belts last season, is looking to repeat his success as the best bowler and most valuable player.

Last season, UAE captain Muhammad Waseem claimed the Blue Belt, and he is eager to deliver another strong performance for MI Emirates this season.

ILT20 2025 Squads

1.Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Squad 2025 team includes Sunil Narine (Captain), Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Raymon Reifer, Kennar Lewis, Ravi Rampaul, Jonny Bairstow, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Colin Ingram, Ali Khan, Brandon Glover, Matiullah Khan, Sabir Ali, Fahad Nawaz, Zawar Farid, Marchant De Lange, Dhananjaya De Silva, Connor Esterhuizen, and Traveen Mathew.

• New signees: Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Gudakesh Motie, Hassan Khan, Roston Chase and Terrance Hinds.
• Retentions: Aditya Shetty, Ali Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Andre Russell, Andries Ghous, Charith Asalanka, David Willey, Joe Clarke, Laurie Evans, Michael Pepper and Sunil Narine.

2.Dubai Capitals Squad 2025

The Dubai Capital Team includes David Warner (Captain), Rovman Powell, Joe Root, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mark Wood, Dushmantha Chameera, Dasun Shanaka, Raja Akif Ullah Khan, Andrew Tye, Haider Ali, Max Holden, Muhammad Mohsin, Rahul Chopra, Roelof van der Merwe, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Vriitya Aravind, Nuwan Thushara.

• New signees: Adam Rossington, Brandon McMullen, Garuka Sanketh, Gulbadin Naib, Jeffrey Vandersay, Joe Burns, Joe Weatherley, Najibullah Zadran, Obed McCoy, Scott Kuggeleijn, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Shai Hope.
• Retentions: Dasun Shanaka, David Warner, Dushmantha Chameera, Haider Ali, Raja Akif, Rovman Powell, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza, Zahir Khan, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Oliver Stone.

3.Desert Vipers Squad 2025

The Desert Vipers are a franchise cricket team in the ILT20 that represents UAE known for their competitive edge including retained players Ali Naseer and Tanish Suri.

The Desert Vipers Team includes Colin Munro, Sheldon Cottrell, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sherfane Rutherford, Rohan Mustafa, Ali Naseer, Matheesha Pathirana, Dinesh Chandimal, Gus Atkinson, Adam Hose, Aryan Lakra, Azam Khan, Bas de Leede, Karthik Meiyappan, Luke Wood, Michael Jones, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi.

• New signees: Dan Lawrence, David Payne, Fakhar Zaman, Lockie Ferguson and Max Holden.
• Retentions: Adam Hose, Alex Hales, Ali Naseer, Azam Khan, Bas de Leede, Luke Wood, Michael Jones, Mohammad Amir, Nathan Sowter, Sherfane Rutherford, Tanish Suri and Wanindu Hasaranga.

4.Sharjah Warriors Squad 2025

The Sharjah Warriors are a franchise team representing Sharjah aim to deliver thrilling performances and established itself as the top contender in the League.

The Sharjah Warriors Team includes Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Lewis Gregory, Chris Woakes, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Mark Deyal, Martin Guptill, Muhammad Jawadullah, Sean Williams, Nilansh Keswani, Qais Ahmad, Mark Watt, Basil Hameed, Mark Deyal, James Fuller, Johnson Charles, Joe Denly, Daniel Sams, Chris Sole.

• New signees: Adam Milne, Adil Rashid (played for Warriorz in Season 2 as a Wildcard pick), Ashton Agar, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Daniel Sams, Gus Atkinson, Harmeet Singh, Jason Roy, Karim Janat, Keemo Paul, Matthew Wade, Virandeep Singh and Tim Seifert.
• Retentions: Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah, Kusal Mendis, Luke Wells, Peter Hatzoglou and Tom Kohler-Cadmore.

5.Gulf Giants Squad 2025

The Gulf Giants Team includes James Vince, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Tom Banton, Dominic Drakes, David Wiese, Liam Dawson, James Overton, Qais Ahmad, Richard Gleeson, Oliver Pope, Rehan Ahmad, Wayne Madsen, Aayan Khan, Sanchit Sharma, CP Rizwaan, Ashwanth Valthapa, Thomas Helm, Gerhard Erasmus.

• New signees:  Adam Lyth, Dominic Drakes, Daniel Worrall, Ibrahim Zadran, Mark Adair, Tom Curran, Tymal Mills and Wahidullah Zadran.
• Retentions: Aayan Afzal Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Chris Jordan, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gerhard Erasmus, Jamie Overton, James Vince, Jamie Smith, Jordan Cox, Mohammad Zuhaib Zubair, Rehan Ahmed, and Shimron Hetmyer.

6.MI Emirates Squad 2025

The MI Emirates Team includes Ambati Rayudu, Muhammad Waseem, Asif Khan, Will Smeed, Muhammad Rohid, Akeal Hosein, Jordan Thompson, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Odean Smith, Nosthush Kenjige, Corey Anderson, Dan Mousley, Nicholas Pooran, Kusal Perera, Andre Fletcher, Trent Boult, Zahoor Khan, Waqar Salamkhell, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Mokenny Clarke, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

• New signees: Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton, Fareed Ahmad, Thomas Jack Draca, Ben Charlesworth.
• Retentions: Akeal Hosein, Andre Fletcher, Daniel Mousley, Dwayne Bravo, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jordan Thompson, Kieron Pollard, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Nicholas Pooran, Nosthush Kenjige, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth and Waqar Salamkheil.

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