The International League T20 (ILT20) Season 4 is all set to begin from December 2nd, 2025. Recently, the squad has been announced for the fourth edition of the International League T20. It has now been finalized after Wednesday’s draft. The squad includes some of the big names for the franchises.
ILT20 Season 4 Complete Squads
The purpose of DP World International League 20 is to highlight the cricketing talent based in the country. There will be 34 matches across the UAE, including the world-class facilities in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. There are six teams in the league, including:
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Kolkata Knight Riders)
- Desert Vipers (Lance Capital)
- Dubai Capitals (GMR)
- Gulf Giants (Adani Sportsline)
- MI Emirates (Reliance Industries)
- Sharjah Warriorz (Capri Global)
The latest auction delivered some high drama and great deals on October 1st, 2025. The auction concluded when the franchises finalized squads for all the six teams. And, there has been the biggest buy for this season.
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Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
The new auction signings for the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders include:
- 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)
Some of the retentions for season 4 are:
- Liam Livingstone,
- Alishan Sharafu,
- Alex Hales,
- Sherfane Rutherford,
- Sunil Narine,
- Andre Russell,
- Phil Salt,
- Olly Stone
Gulf Giants
Let’s have a look at the players Gulf Giants brought at the ILT20 Season 4 auction:
- Liam Dawson (USD 170,000),
- Haider Razzaq (USD 50,000),
- Fred Klaassen (USD 40,000),
- Chris Wood (USD 40,000),
- Tom Moores (USD 40,000),
- Ramon Simmonds (USD 40,000)
- Tabraiz Shamsi (USD 40,000),
- Asif Khan (USD 26,000),
- Ishtiaq Ahmad (USD 16,000),
- Meet Bhavsar (USD 14,000),
- Zuhaib Zubair (USD 10,000),
- Sean Dickson (USD 10,000),
- Lorcan Tucker (USD 10,000)
Aayan Afzal Khan, Mark Adair, Gerhard Erasmus, Blessing Muzarabani, Moeen Ali, James Vince, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz were among the players who were either retained or directly signed.
Desert Vipers
The squad for Desert Vipers comprises:
- 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)
While the team retained some of their key players including:
- Dan Lawrence,
- Max Holden,
- David Payne,
- Khuzaima Bin Tanveer,
- Lockie Ferguson,
- Wanindu Hasaranga,
- Sam Curran,
- Andries Gous
MI Emirates
During the auction, MI Emirates brought these international players for the upcoming tournament:
- Andre Fletcher (USD 260,000),
- Muhammad Rohid (USD 140,000),
- Naveen-ul-Haq (USD 100,000),
- Jordan Thompson (USD 48,000),
- Shakib Al Hasan (USD 40,000)
- 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),
They retained or brought directly these players:
- Fazalhaq Farooqi,
- Tom Banton,
- Romario Shepherd,
- Chris Woakes,
- Jonny Bairstow,
- AM Ghazanfar,
- Muhammad Waseem,
- Kamindu Mendis
Dubai Capitals
Dubai Capitals spent a total of 1,475,000 USD on the recent auction and signed these players:
- 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)
And the players Dubai Capitals retained or signed directly are:
- Jordan Matthew Cox,
- Rovman Powell,
- Gulbadin Naib,
- Sediqullah Atal,
- Waqar Salamkheil,
- Haider Ali,
- Muhammad Jawadullah,
- Jimmy Neesham
Sharjah Warriorz
The Sharjah Warriorz managed to purchase these key players to prepare for the upcoming tournament:
- Junaid Siddique (USD 170,000),
- Nathan Sowter (USD 100,000),
- Dwaine Pretorius (USD 120,000),
- Taskin Ahmed (USD 80,000),
- Jayden Seales (USD 80,000),
- Wasim Akram (USD 55,000),
- Mohamed Nawfer Mohamed Aslam (USD 14,000),
- Harmeet Singh (USD 10,000),
- Raees Ahmad (USD 10,000),
- James Rew (USD 10,000),
- Richard Ngarava (USD 10,000),
- Shubham Ranjane (USD 10,000),
- Ethan D’Souza (USD 10,000),
- Abdul Salman Khan (USD 10,000)
Dinesh Karthik, Sikandar Raza, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tim David, Johnson Charles, Tim Southee, Saurabh Netravalkar are among the players who were retained or signed directly.
