And we have another action-packed T20 league starting today onwards! We are talking about the UAE’s International League T20, commonly known as the ILT20. The news season promises to be a bigger and better one with some great T20 talents ready to put on a show. This month-long tournament will see a total of 34 T20s spread across 29 days. The opening match will see defending champions MI Emirates (MIE) take on Dubai Capitals (DC).
You might remember IPL after hearing these teams, MI & Capitals. After all many teams in this competition are sister franchises of owners who also own IPL teams. MI Emirates (MI), Dubai Capitals (DC) and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (KKR). Not to forget the Adani Sportsline-owned Gulf Giants. They also own the Gujarat Giants in the Women’s Premier League (WPL). With this, many household names, who will also play in the IPL 2025, are part of ILT20 2025. Let us look at all these players who will play both ILT20 2025 and IPL 2025.
IPL 2025-bound players who will be in action at ILT20 2025
| Team | Players |
| RCB | Phil Salt (ADKR), Tim David (GG), Romario Shepherd (MIE) |
| MI | Allah Ghazanfar (MIE) |
| CSK | Sam Curran (DV) |
| KKR | Andre Russell (ADKR), Sunil Narine (ADKR), Rovman Powell (DC) |
| RR | Wanindu Hasaranga (DV), Shimron Hetmyer (GG), Fazalhaq Farooqi (MIE) |
| PBKS | |
| DC | |
| GT | Sherfane Rutherford (DV) |
| LSG | Nicholas Pooran (MIE) |
| SRH |
List of full squad of International League T20
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Aditya Shetty, Ali Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Andre Russell, Andries Gous, Charith Asalanka, David Willey, Joe Clarke, Laurie Evans, Michael Pepper, Sunil Narine, Gudakesh Motie, Ibrar Ahmad, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Phil Salt (Wildcard), Roston Chase, Shahid Iqbal Bhutta, Sufiyan Muqeem, Terrance Hinds and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth.
Desert Vipers
Adam Hose, Alex Hales, Ali Naseer, Azam Khan, Luke Wood, Michael Jones, Mohammad Amir, Nathan Sowter, Sherfane Rutherford, Tanish Suri, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dan Lawrence (Wildcard), David Payne, Dhruv Parashar, Fakhar Zaman, Kushal Malla (replacement for injured Bas de Leede), Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Lockie Ferguson, Max Holden and Sam Curran (played for Vipers in Season 2 as a wildcard).
Dubai Capitals
Dasun Shanaka, David Warner, Dushmantha Chameera, Haider Ali, Raja Akif, Rovman Powell, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza, Zahir Khan, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Oliver Stone, Adam Rossington (Wildcard), Aryaman Varma (signed as replacement player for Jake Fraser McGurk), Ben Dunk, Brandon McMullen, Garuka Sanketh (signed as replacement player), Farhan Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Joe Burns, Joe Weatherley, Najibullah Zadran, Obed McCoy, Scott Kuggeleijn, Sharafuddin Ashraf (signed as replacement player), Shai Hope, Shahrukh Ahmed and Zeeshan Naseer.
Gulf Giants
Aayan Afzal Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Chris Jordan, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gerhard Erasmus, James Vince, Jordan Cox, Mohammad Zuhaib Zubair, Rehan Ahmed, Shimron Hetmyer, Adam Lyth, Dominic Drakes, Daniel Worrall (played for Giants in Season 2 as a wildcard player), Dushan Hemantha (signed as a replacement player), Ibrahim Zadran, Mark Adair, Ollie Robinson (wicketkeeper-batter), Tim David, Tom Curran, Tymal Mills, Muhammad Saghir Khan, Muhammad Uzair Khan and Wahidullah Zadran.
MI Emirates
Akeal Hosein, Andre Fletcher, Daniel Mousley, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jordan Thompson, Kieron Pollard, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Nicholas Pooran, Nosthush Kenjige, Waqar Salamkheil, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Alzarri Joseph, Aryan Lakra, Ben Charlesworth, Fareed Ahmad, Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton, Thomas Draca, and Zahoor Khan.
Sharjah Warriorz
Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah, Kusal Mendis, Luke Wells, Peter Hatzoglou, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tim Southee (captain), Adam Milne, Adil Rashid (played for Warriorz in Season 2 as a Wildcard pick), Ashton Agar, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Daniel Sams, Ethan D’ Souza, Harmeet Singh, Jason Roy, Karim Janat, Keemo Paul, Matthew Wade, Rohan Mustafa, Tim Seifert, Traveen Mathew and Virandeep Singh.
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