Our picks
Players recruited at the auction:
Bilal Tahir (KUW)
Faisal Khan (KSA)
Fakhar Zaman (PAK)
Faridoon Dawoodzai (AFG)
Hassan Nawaz (PAK)
Matiullah Khan (UAE)
Naseem Shah (PAK)
Sanjay Pahal (UAE)
Thomas Bruce (SCO)
Tawanda Muyeye (ENG)
Vriitya Aravind (UAE)
Qais Ahmad (AFG)
Retained players:
Lockie Ferguson (capt) (NZ)
Dan Lawrence (ENG)
David Payne (ENG)
Khuzaima Bin Tanveer (UAE)
Max Holden (ENG)
Sam Curran (ENG)
Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)
Direct Signing:
Andries Gous (USA)
Wildcard signing:
Shimron Hetmyer (WI)
Sept 30
We’re ready! We’ll have updates on our picks and more, as it happens on October 1.
Where: Four Seasons Hotel, Jumeriah Beach
When: October 1, 2025, 2pm GST
Rules
- USD 800,000 to spend at the auction plus whatever spend remains unutilised from the USD 1.2M that was available for direct signings and retentions.
- At the end of the auction, each franchise must have spent a minimum of USD 1.5M and a maximum of USD 2M. They may also spend an additional USD 250,000 on as many as two Wildcard players outside the auction.
- All franchises must have a minimum of 19 players and a maximum of 21 players by the end of the auction (excluding Wildcards). Within this there must be a minimum of 11 players from ICC Full Member countries, four from UAE, one from Kuwait, one from Saudi Arabia and two from other ICC Associate Nations.
Let’s go! Join us tomorrow
