Babar Azam among 17 Pakistan players in ILT20 auction
Babar Azam heads list of 17 Pakistan players entering ILT20 season-five auction on October 1.
Babar Azam is one of 17 Pakistan players registered for the International League T20 season-five player auction scheduled for October 1 in Dubai. More than 200 cricketers from 23 countries will be available across three base-price brackets. Babar, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan and Usman Tariq sit in the top USD 80,000 bracket.
Twelve further Pakistan players, including Shadab Khan and Hassan Nawaz, are listed at USD 40,000. The six franchises enter the auction with purses between USD 1.3 million and USD 1.39 million and must field squads of 18 to 23 players, including minimum numbers from Afghanistan, Ireland, the UAE and other associate nations.
The auction will take place at the ICC Academy Indoors in Dubai at 1pm local time. The season runs from November 22 to December 20 across venues in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
CricHubb Take
Babar's entry into the ILT20 pool at the top price bracket signals he is prioritising T20 franchise income over any concerns about workload management ahead of Pakistan's international commitments.