Overview

• Close to 300 players from more than 20 countries will go under the hammer at 2 pm GST at the Four Seasons Hotel, Jumeirah, Dubai.
• The six franchises must spend between $1.5 million and $2 million, with each team entering the auction with at least $800,000.
• Indian entrants total five—Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Priyank Panchal, Ankit Rajput and Siddharth Kaul—after 24 registered for consideration.
• Roster rules require at least four UAE players including one under-23, one each from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and two from other Associate nations, with playing XIs to feature two UAE players and one Associate player.
• Squads are already shaped by retentions, pre-signings and confirmed wildcards, with marquee names such as Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shimron Hetmyer, David Willey and Adil Rashid secured by teams.