Overview

• Held in Dubai on October 1, the maiden auction finalized 19–21 player squads for six teams after roughly 291–300 players were listed.
• Ravichandran Ashwin, in the top USD 120,000 base-price bracket, received no bids, with James Anderson and Mohammad Amir also going unsold.
• Andre Fletcher commanded the highest fee at USD 260,000, while Dubai Capitals spent USD 250,000 on England seamer Scott Currie.
• UAE pacer Junaid Siddique topped local signings at USD 170,000 via Sharjah Warriorz’s right-to-match, and MI Emirates used RTM to keep Muhammad Rohid for USD 140,000.
• Indian signings were minimal, as Piyush Chawla joined Abu Dhabi Knight Riders through the auction and Dinesh Karthik had been pre-signed by Sharjah Warriorz, with Ashwin set to play the BBL for Sydney Thunder.