Pakistan Test captain and star batter Babar Azam, along with 16 other Pakistani cricketers, have registered for the player auction for the fifth season of the International League T20 (ILT20). Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan and Usman Tariq have been placed in the highest base-price category.
The player auction for the fifth season of the International League T20 will be held on October 1 at the ICC Academy Indoors in Dubai. More than 200 cricketers from 23 countries will take part in the auction, including players from 11 ICC Full Member countries, ILT20 partner countries Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and 10 other Associate Member countries.
Besides Babar Azam, Pakistan’s registered players include Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Usman Tariq, Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Saim Ayub, Khushdil Shah, Muaz Sadaqat and Sahibzada Farhan.
The registered players have been divided into three base-price categories of $80,000, $40,000 and $10,000. Five Pakistani cricketers — Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan and Usman Tariq — are included in the highest base-price category.
The second base-price category, titled “Experienced T20 Superstars,” features 12 international cricketers. From Pakistan, Shadab Khan, Muaz Sadaqat, Hasan Nawaz and Haneen are included in this category.
Other prominent international cricketers taking part in the auction include Phil Salt, Tom Banton, David Willey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Alzarri Joseph, Wanindu Hasaranga, Faf du Plessis, Taskin Ahmed, Alex Hales, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Chris Woakes and Dasun Shanaka.
The fifth season of the ILT20 will be played in the United Arab Emirates from November 22 to December 20. Each franchise will be required to select a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 23 players.
The squads must include at least 11 players from ICC Full Member countries, including a minimum of four from Afghanistan and at least one from Ireland.
In addition, each franchise must select at least four players from the UAE, one each from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and at least one player from an Associate Member country other than the ILT20 partner countries.
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