ILT20 Fourth Season Retention And New Signings: All 6 teams have started preparations for the fourth season of ILT20 and in this sequence the retention list has also been released. Defending champions Dubai Capitals have retained Rovman Powell, Shai Hope and Gulbadin Naib. Apart from this, they have signed Afghanistan wrist spinner Waqar Salamkhil, England left-arm fast bowler Luke Wood and UAE left-arm seamer Muhammad Jawadullah as new players.
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Retention: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, who finished last last season, have retained Alishan Sharafu, Andre Russell, Charith Asalanka, Phil Salt and Sunil Narine along with adding new players in the form of Liam Livingstone, Sherfane Rutherford and Alex Hales to their team.
Retention: MI Emirates have made Chris Woakes and Kamindu Mendis part of their squad
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MI Emirates have made Chris Woakes and Kamindu Mendis part of their squad, which will include AM Gazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Kushal Perera, Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton and Mohammad Wasim. 31-year-old Wasim is called a six-hitting machine. He has hit 165 sixes in 72 T20 International innings, only Rohit Sharma (205) and Martin Guptill (173) have hit more sixes than Wasim in this format.
Let us tell you that the next edition of ILT20 has been brought in the December-January window to avoid the busy January-February and to finish well before the Men’s T20 World Cup, which will run from February to March. The fourth season of the 34-match league will run from December 2 to January 4. The six franchises will complete their squads through a player auction, the details of which will be released soon.
List of players retained and signed by all teams for the fourth season of ILT20
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Alishan Sharafu, Andre Russell, Charith Asalanka, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine (retained), Alex Hales, Liam Livingstone and Sherfane Rutherford (new signing).
Desert Vipers: Dan Lawrence, David Payne, Khuzaima Bin Tanvir, Lockie Ferguson, Max Holden, Sam Curran, Wanindu Hasaranga (retained) and Andries Gaus (new signing).
Dubai Capitals: Dasun Shanaka, Dushmantha Chameera, Gulbadin Naib, Rovman Powell, Shai Hope (retained), Luke Wood, Waqar Salamkhil and Muhammad Jawadullah (new signing).
MI Emirates: AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kusal Perera, Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton, Muhammad Wasim (retained), Chris Woakes and Kamindu Mendis (new signing).
Gulf Giants: Ayan Afzal Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Gerhard Erasmus, James Vince, Mark Adair (retained), Azmatullah Omarzai, Moeen Ali, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (new signings).
Sharjah Warriors: Johnson Charles, Kusal Mendis, Tim Southee, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (retained), Maheesh Theekshana, Sikandar Raza, Saurabh Netravalkar and Tim David (new signings).
