International League T20’s Retention List for Second Season
International League T20 Reveals Retention List for Thrilling Second Season
The International League T20 (ILT20) has unveiled the much-anticipated retention list for its upcoming second season, set to kick off in the second week of January 2024. ILT20, a franchise T20 tournament organized by the UAE’s Emirates Cricket Board, has seen all six participating teams finalize their retained players and submit the list to the league’s management.
The retention list boasts an impressive lineup of international T20 stars who will continue to shine for their respective franchises in season two. Players such as Alex Hales (Desert Vipers), James Vince (Gulf Giants), Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates), Andre Russell (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders), Kieron Pollard (MI Emirates), Wanindu Hasaranga (Desert Vipers), Chris Woakes (Sharjah Warriors), Sikandar Raza (Dubai Capitals), and UAE captain Mohammad Waseem (MI Emirates), last year’s recipient of the Blue Belt award for Best UAE Player, have all been retained.
Here is the full list of retained players for the DP World ILT20 Season two:
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Ali Khan, Andre Russell, Charith Asalanka, Joe Clarke, Sabir Ali, Sunil Narine, Marchant de Lange, and Matiullah Khan.
Desert Vipers: Alex Hales, Ali Naseer, Colin Munro, Dinesh Chandimal, Gus Atkinson, Luke Wood, Matheesha Pathirana, Rohan Mustafa, Sheldon Cottrell, Sherfane Rutherford, Tom Curran, and Wanindu Hasaranga.
Dubai Capitals: Dushmantha Chameera, Joe Root, Raja Akif, Rovman Powell, and Sikandar Raza.
Gulf Giants: Aayan Afzal Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Gerhard Erasmus, James Vince, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed, Richard Gleeson, Sanchit Sharma, and Shimron Hetmyer.
MI Emirates: Andre Fletcher, Daniel Mousley, Dwayne Bravo, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jordan Thompson, Kieron Pollard, McKenny Clarke, Muhammad Waseem, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Will Smeed, and Zahoor Khan.
Sharjah Warriors: Chris Woakes, Joe Denly, Junaid Siddique, Mark Deyal, Muhammad Jawadullah, and Tom Kohler-Cadmore.
The retention of these talented players sets the stage for an exciting second season of ILT20, promising thrilling cricketing action and intense competition among the teams. Fans can eagerly anticipate the tournament as the retained stars showcase their skills and contribute to their franchises’ success in the highly anticipated season two.
