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Follow UsThe International League T20 (ILT20), on September 19 (Thursday), announced the retention, new signings and complete squads for the upcoming season. The league already had T20 heavyweights like Andre Russell, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Warner, Chris Jordan, Nicholas Pooran and Johnson Charles playing in it.
However, it will now have the services of more superstars after the new signings were made for the third edition, which will begin on Saturday, 11 January 2025. The final will be played on Sunday, 9 February 2025.
The new signings include England’s Jason Roy (Sharjah Warriorz), Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman (Desert Vipers), West Indian Shai Hope (Dubai Capitals), and Romario Shepherd (MI Emirates) and Roston Chase (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders), New Zealand’s Lockie Ferguson (Desert Vipers), Australia’s Matthew Wade (Sharjah Warriorz) and Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran (Gulf Giants). All these players will be making their debut in the league which will be played in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
Apart from the big names, others such as Gudakesh Motie and Terrance Hinds of West Indies, Jafferey Vandersay of Sri Lanka, Hassan Khan of USA, who also played U-19 cricket for Pakistan, the English trio of David Payne, Dan Lawrence and Max Holden and Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib are some of the new faces that will be seen in the league managed and operated by the Emirates Cricket Board.
The signings also include names such as England’s star all-rounder Gus Atkinson (Sharjah Warriorz), fast bowler Tom Curran (Gulf Giants) and New Zealand’s Scott Kuggeleijn, who have been retained after missing the second season.
“The teams can add more players or replacements to their squads upon clearance from the ILT20 Technical Committee. Additional UAE players to the squads can be added via a domestic Draft which will take place after the conclusion of the ILT20 Development Tournament in October,” a press release by the league said.
All the ILT20 2024 Squads
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
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.
Desert Vipers
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.
Dubai Capitals
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.
Gulf Giants
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.
MI Emirates
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.
Sharjah Warriorz
New signees: Adam Milne, Adil Rashid (who 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.
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