ILT20 2024: David Warner, Mark Wood And Shadab Khan Among Big Names Signed For The Second Season

The second edition of the International League T20 will see some global superstars taking part in the tournament. Some big names from Pakistan, England, Australia and other nations will be taking part in the upcoming edition. 

Australian opener David Warner along with English pacer Mark Wood and Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka are among the top names that will be part of the Dubai Capitals for the second edition of the ILT20. Apart from them, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sam Billings are also among the new signings for the team. 

Pakistan leg spinner Shadab Khan and pacer  Shaheen Afridi will be playing for Desert Vipers whereas Josh Little, Laurie Evans, Ravi Bopara and David Willey are among the new signings for the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. 

Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who played for Dubai Capitals last season will be plying his trade this season for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders whereas his Afghanistan teammate Qais Ahmed will be playing for Sharjah Warriors having played for Gulf Giants in the inaugural edition of the league. 

Martin Guptill along with Maheesh Theekshana and Lewis Gregory were picked by Sharjah Warriors for the ILT20. There were some new signings for the Mumbai Indians Emirates as well as they roped in Ambati Rayudu, Corey Anderson and others. 

ILT20 2024: New Signings and Retentions for all the team in ILT20 

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

New signings: Brandon McMullen, David Willey, Jake Lintott, Josh Little, Laurie Evans, Michael Pepper, Ravi Bopara and Sam Hain

Retentions: Ali Khan, Andre Russell, Charith Asalanka, Joe Clarke, Sabir Ali, Sunil Narine, Marchant de Lange and Matiullah Khan 

Desert Vipers

New signings: Adam Hose, Azam Khan, Bas de Leede, Michael Jones, Shadab Khan and Shaheen Shah Afridi

Retentions: 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

New signings: Andrew Tye, Dasun Shanaka, David Warner, Mark Wood, Max Holden, Mohammad Mohsin, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nuwan Thushara, Roelof van der Merwe, Sadeera Samarawickrama and Sam Billings

Retentions: Dushmantha Chameera, Joe Root, Raja Akif, Rovman Powell and Sikandar Raza 

Gulf Giants

New signings: Dominic Drakes, Jordan Cox, Karim Janat, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Saurabh Netravalkar

Retentions: 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

New signings: Akeal Hosein, Ambati Rayudu, Corey Anderson, Kusal Perera, Nosthush Kenjige, Odean Smith, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth and Waqar Salamkheil

Retentions: 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

New signings: Chris Sole, Daniel Sams, Dilshan Madhushanka, James Fuller, Johnson Charles, Kusal Mendis, Lewis Gregory, Maheesh Theekshana, Mark Watt, Martin Guptill, Sean Williams and Qais Ahmed

Retentions: Chris Woakes, Joe Denly, Junaid Siddique, Mark Deyal, Muhammad Jawadullah and Tom Kohler-Cadmore