&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Two more Indian players, including a two-time WC winner, set to take part in ILT20 apart from Ravi Ashwin")
Ravi Ashwin won't be the only Indian player at the upcoming International League T20 (ILT20) where he's the only player to enter the inaugural auction pool with a base price six figures. Apart from Ashwin, the UAE-based league will also see participation from leggie Piyush Chawla and wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik. Chawla has been picked by up Abu Dhabi Knight Riders as a wildcard option ahead of the auction on October 1 while Karthik has joined Sharjah Warriors as a replacement for Kusal Mendis.
Piyush Chawla and Dinesh Karthik in ILT20
The upcoming ILT20 season will be the first one for both Chawla and Karthik. The duo, who are now retired from international cricket, have played in other leagues. Karthik was part of Paarl Royals (sister franchise of IPL's Rajasthan Royals) in 2024/25 season where he played 11 matches. Chawla last played a T20 league apart from IPL was back in 2009 for Sussex in the Vitality Blast in England. Both players could end up playing alongside Ashwin or against him, depending on the result of the auction.
Also Read - India announce 15-man squad for home Test vs West Indies, four-time IPL winner named Gill's deputy
How many teams participate in ILT20 and which are they?
The tournament is played among six teams - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (sister franchise of IPL's Kolkata Knight Riders), Desert Vipers, Dubai Capitals (sister franchise of Delhi Capitals), Gulf Giants (sister franchise of WPL's Gujarat Giants), MI Emirates (sister franchise of Mumbai Indians), and Sharjah Warriors.
Trending Stories
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
How fast can the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet really fly?
)
Did China ask its people 'not to respond to aliens'? Origin of bizarre claim on social media
)
MS Dhoni-CSK Fallout? Report claims failed stake sale talks triggered rift
)
Scientists reveal the SAFEST COUNTRY when catastrophe strikes the planet
)
Serial killer on the loose in South Korea's Jeju Island? Fourth body found in three days as more than a dozen people go missing
)
2/3rd of glacier detached, collapsed: ISRO satellite images reveal what triggered Nepal floods
)
Trump once again claims without him there would be ‘no Israel right now’
)
Foreign espionage attacks against German companies surge to 37%, Bitkom report reveals
)
Blake Lively wins partial legal fee from Justin Baldoni after $8M request
)
Why is Pakistan deploying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones near India border?
)
'OH MY GOD! We've found other agents!': Investigators discover not one or two, almost 700 OpenAI AI agents went rogue, hacked Hugging Face
)
Lunar eclipse 2026: India timings, places to see and more. August Blood moon factsheet
)
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on global outreach tour
)
Both pilots killed as training aircraft crashes in Lucknow – What we know
)
16-year-old charged with preparing terror attack on kindergarten in Norway
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
How the S-400 protects itself from enemy attacks
)
Nepal floods: Over 165 dead, 400 missing; US, India, China, World Bank mobilise aid
)
India's multi-layered watch: The new surveillance war
)
5 doomsday planes spotted in US skies hours after CIA director's secret trip to Russia
)
9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to finally face trial in 2028, nearly 27 years after horrific attacks
)
Islamabad hospital fire: What we know about one of the biggest facility that housed Imran Khan
)
Workers run for life while filming Nepal flash flood: Scary new visuals emerge from Rasuwa
)
Russian military planes enter South Korean air defence zone amid rising tensions with North Korea: What's happening
)
Ron Weasley Is Back! Rupert Grint set to return to Harry Potter universe on Broadway
)
400-year-old 'vampire' grave in Poland reveals non-existent genetic lineage
)
Dolly Parton, global icon and queen of country music, dies at 80
)
Nepal flash floods: Kailash Mansarovar yatra affected, close to 400 pilgrims out of contact
)
'If he is dead, they're putting on a pretty good show': Trump casts fresh doubt over Mojtaba Khamenei's fate
)
Man arrested near US Capitol with guillotine in pickup truck: What happened?
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Why the Su-30MKI cockpit is painted bright turquoise green
How does retention and signings work in the league?
The league will hold its first-ever auction on October 1 after carrying out its retentions and signings in July earlier this year. Each team had $1.2 million for the retentions and signings. The franchise will be able to use the remaining amount along with $800,000 auction purse. It is necessary to utilize $1.5 million by each team from the total of $2 million. There is also the provision of using an extra $250,000 apart from $2 million to sign a wildcard player outside of the auction pool.
