The fourth season of the International T20 League (ILT20) will be played in the United Arab Emirates, and teams have announced their sets to maintain new signed players with them. The upcoming season of ILT20 has been brought forward in the December-January window to avoid any conflict with the ICC T20 World Cup.
The teams that have now announced their squads include both the and new signed players.
Players made by franchise before the upcoming ILT20 season
Starting with the defending champion, Dubai Capital, he has announced his retention, including West Indies batsmen Rowman Powell and Shai Hope and Afghan all-rounder Gulbadin Naib. The Sri Lankan pair of enemy Chamera and Dasun Shanaka have also been retained.
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He has signed another Afghan, this time a spinner for the upcoming season, Waqar Salamkhil, English Pesar Luke Wood and Muhammad Javadullah.
This is followed by Mi Emirates, who has decided to maintain Afghan spinners M Ghazanfer, Romario Shepherd and Muhammad Wasim. He has also selected two new faces in Chris Woakes and Kamindu Mendis for the upcoming season.
Desert Wipers have decided to maintain most of their players, as they have maintained the choice of Lockey Ferguson, Sam Curan, Vanindu Hasarga, Dan Lawrence, and more, while USA is his new pick for wicket-keeper Andrees Gaus season.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders have followed their tradition to maintain Andre Russell and Sunil Narin. He has also retained Phil salt and creating some important additions, including Liam Livingstone, Sherfen Rutherford and Alex Hales.
Alex Hales, who has played more than 500 T20s, has scored 13,756 runs in T20 cricket and is close to crossing Chris Gayle, who sit at the top of the list with 14,562 runs. Experienced features in ILT20, MLC, and more.
Sharjah warriors would have made some calls in retention with Kusal Mendis, Tim Southee and Johnson Charles; However, his new signs look exciting as Sikander Raza, Tim David, Saurabh Netrawala, R and Mahesh Thekshana.
New season, new arrival alert in ILT20
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Alishan Sharafu, Andre Russell, Charith Asanka, Phil Salat and Sunil Narin. New: Alex Hales, Liam Livingstone and Sherfen Rutherford
Desert wiper: Dan Lawrence, David Payne, Khujima bin Tanveer, Lockey Ferguson, Max Holden, Sam Curan and Vanindu Hasranga. New: Andries Gaus.
Dubai capitals: Dasun Shanaka, Dushmanatha Chanera, Gulbadin Naib, Rowman Powell and Shai Hope. New: Luke Wood, Waqar Salamkhil and Muhammad Javadullah.
Gulf giants: Ayan Afzal Khan, Ashirwad Mujarabani, Gerhard Erasmus, James Wins and Mark Adar. New: Azmatullah Omarjai, Moin Ali, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Mi Emirates: M Ghazanfar, Fazalhak Farooqui, Kusal Perera, Rowmario Shepherd, Tom Banton and Muhammad Wasim. New: Chris Woakes and Kamindu Mendis.
Sharjah warriz: Johnson Charles, Kusal Mendis, Tim Southee and Tom Kohaler-Cadmore. New: Mahesh Thekshana, Sikander Raza, Saurabh Netrawalkar and Tim David.
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Allah Ghazanfer of Mi Emirates was also selected by Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025
The Afghan mystery spinner Allah Ghazanfer, who has been maintained by the Mi Emirates for the fourth season in the ILT20, was also selected by the Mumbai Indians for the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League.
However, a golden opportunity for the Afghan youth was wasted due to an injury. Many Afghan spinners like Rashid Khan, Mujib ur Rehman and Noor Ahmed have received stardom after the specialty in the IPL.
Anyway, the upcoming season of ILT20 will mark a major opportunity for the youth to audition for the upcoming IPL sessions as well as other global T20 leagues.
