The first-ever ILT20 player auction in Dubai on 1 October 2025 was a fascinating afternoon where six franchises juggled budgets, balance and bold calls to shape their squads for the 2026 season. Some players walked away with headline contracts, while others, including seasoned internationals, were left without a taker. Of course, the biggest one was Ravichandran Ashwin, who didn’t find any bidders despite having the highest base price.
For the local stars, UAE pacer Junaid Siddique became the most expensive name of the day after Sharjah Warriorz used their RTM card to secure him for USD 170,000. MI Emirates also invested heavily in domestic talent, retaining Muhammad Rohid for USD 140,000.
In the overseas pool, West Indies opener Andre Fletcher went for the highest price at USD 260,000, while Dubai Capitals stunned many by spending USD 250,000 on England’s Scott Currie. Gulf Giants picked up Liam Dawson for USD 170,000 and Sharjah added South African all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius for USD 120,000. Yet the biggest talking point was the list of unsold players. Ravichandran Ashwin, Saim Ayub and Mohammad Amir all went unpicked. However, below are all the squads of the six ILT20 teams.
All squads after ILT20 2026 auction
Dubai Capitals
Muhammad Farooq, Tymal Mills, Scott Currie, Mohammad Nabi, Farhan Khan, Anudeep Chenthamara, Usman Najeeb, Ritesh Grandhi, Shayan Jahangir, Rushil Ugarkar, Naveen Bidaisee, Toby Albert, Akshay Wakhare, Jordan Matthew Cox, Rovman Powell, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Waqar Salamkheil, Haider Ali, Muhammad Jawadullah, Jimmy Neesham, David Willey, Leus de Plooy
MI Emirates
Muhammad Rohid, Jordan Thompson, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Andre Fletcher, Nosthush Kenjige, Mohamed Shafeeq, Zain Ul Abidin, Usman Khan, Ackeem Auguste, Arab Gul, Tajinder Dhillon, Zahoor Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kamindu Mendis, Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton, Muhammad Waseem, Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Michael Pepper, George Garton, Brandon McMullen, Ibrar Ahmad, Ajay Kumar, Adnan Idrees, Abdul Manan Ali, Mayank, Khary Pierre, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Unmukt Chand, Liam Livingstone, Alishan Sharafu, Alex Hales, Sherfane Rutherford, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, Jason Holder, Piyush Chawla
Gulf Giants
Asif Khan, Zuhaib Zubair, Sean Dickson, Tabraiz Shamsi, Liam Dawson, Fred Klaassen, Haider Razzaq, Meet Bhavsar, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Lorcan Tucker, Chris Wood, Tom Moores, Ramon Simmonds, James Vince, Aayan Afzal Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Gerhard Erasmus, Mark Adair, Azmatullah Omarzai, Moeen Ali, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kyle Mayers, Matthew Forde
Desert Vipers
Vriitya Aravind, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Qais Ahmed, Sanjay Pahal, Bilal Tahir, Faisal Khan, Hasan Nawaz, Tom Bruce, Matiullah Khan, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Lockie Ferguson, Dan Lawrence, David Payne, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Max Holden, Sam Curran, Wanindu Hasaranga, Andries Gous, Shimron Hetmyer
Sharjah Warriorz
Junaid Siddique, James Rew, Nathan Sowter, Dwaine Pretorius, Jayden Seales, Harmeet Singh, Wasim Akram, Mohammed Aslam, Raees Ahmad, Richard Ngarava, Ethan D’Souza, Taskin Ahmed, Shubham Ranjane, Abdul Salam Khan, Tim Southee, Dinesh Karthik, Johnson Charles, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Saurabh Netravalkar, Sikandar Raza, Tim David, Tom Abell, Adil Rashid
