The International League T20 auction for its fourth season, the Four Season Hotel in Dubai on 1 October 2025, at Jumera Beach, symbolizes a historical moment in the history of the league. For the first time, the International League T20 will leave its direct signature model in favor of a competitive bidding process, bring fresh intrigue and strategy for team building before the fourth season of the tournament.
Six franchise eye big names in ILT20 season 4 auction
The six-participating franchise-Dubai Capital, Gulf Giants, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Desert Wipers, MI Emirates and Sharjah Warriez-20+ will be head-from for more than 300 players from the countries. Each team has a $ 1.5 million purse, with an option to spend up to $ 2 million, including two wildcard signatures worth $ 250,000 outside the auction. The squad should include 14–18 players, with six foreign players and minimum five UAE locals hats, which ensure balance between global stardom and regional development.
Spotlight is firmly Ravichandran AshwinWhich enters the auction at a base price of $ 120,000 after its international retirement. His availability has created a major interest, especially among Indian fans. Along with Ashwin, only four other Indian players- Piyush Chawla, Ankit Rajput, Siddharth Kaul and Priyank Panchal- feature in the last pool.
International stars expected to attract a terrible dialect in the category of $ 80,000, including Jason Roy (England), Fakhar Zaman and Sam Ayub (Pakistan), Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh), and Andre Fletcher (West Indies). Along with Mohammad Nabi and Naveen-ul-Haq of Afghanistan, Nasim Shah and Mohammad Nawaz of Pakistan, they also add depth to foreign options.
Dubai capitals and Gulf veterans have the strongest purse
In the franchise, both Dubai Capital and the Gulf giants are equipped with $ 1.035 million, expected to be the most aggressive bidder. Their strategies will probably include quickly achieving marquette names while maintaining enough flexibility to grab underwalld talent in later times.
Rtint size ult20 auction strategies
Teams enter the auction with a strong cores safe through pre-enforcement. Like power hitter Andre RussellAll-round stars such as Sunil Narin and Johnson Charles, as well as Sam Curan, Vanindu Hasranga and veteran Pesar Tim South have already been closed. This means that franchisees will mainly target experts-to complete the day-to-day boulers, all-rounders and local UAE stars-to complete the prestigious squads.
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ILT20 season 4 auction details
- date: October 1, 2025
- Time starts: 3:30 PM IST (India), 2:00 pm Local Time (UAE)
- venue: Dubai
- live streaming: Zee5 (India) and ILT20 official YouTube channel (rest world)