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The IPL 2025 season will be played in April next year but no official information has been revealed about the retention policy so far. Meanwhile, MI’s franchise team has made a big announcement. In fact, for the third season of ILT20 to be played in UAE, all 6 teams including MI’s franchise team MI Emirates have made a big announcement regarding their squad. The third season of ILT20 will start from 11 January 2025 next year and the final match will be played on 9 February 2025. This time also 6 teams will participate in the tournament.
ILT20 officially announced that stars like Jason Roy (Sharjah Warriors), Fakhar Zaman (Desert Vipers), Shai Hope (Dubai Capitals), Lockie Ferguson (Desert Vipers), Roston Chase (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders), Matthew Wade (Sharjah Warriors), Ibrahim Zadran (Gulf Giants) and Romario Shepherd (MI Emirates) will be seen playing for the first time in the third season of the tournament.
Star players shine in season 3
Australian star David Warner and Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka will be seen spreading their magic in Season 3. Apart from this, West Indies veterans Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Rovman Powell will also be seen giving strength to their respective teams. The league will also feature some more talented players from last season, including Sikandar Raza, Chris Jordan, James Vince, Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran. Other key retained players include Kusal Mendis and Tom Kohler-Cadmore.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
New signings: Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Gudakesh Moti, Hasan Khan, Roston Chase and Terence Hinds.
Retention: Aditya Shetty, Ali Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Andre Russell, Andries Ghosh, Charith Asalanka, David Willey, Joe Clarke, Laurie Evans, Michael Pepper and Sunil Narine.
Desert Vipers
New signings: Dan Lawrence, David Payne, Fakhar Zaman, Lockie Ferguson and Max Holden
Retention: Adam Hose, Alex Hales, Ali Naseer, Azam Khan, Bas de Leede, Luke Wood, Michael Jones, Muhammad Aamir, Nathan Souter, Sherfane Rutherford, Tanish Suri and Wanindu Hasaranga.
Dubai Capitals
New signings: Adam Rossington, Brandon McMullen, Garuka Sanketh, Gulbadin Naib, Jeffrey Vandersay, Joe Burns, Joe Weatherley, Najibullah Zadran, Obed McCoy, Scott Kuggeleijn, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Shai Hope.
Retention: Dasun Shanaka, David Warner, Dushmantha Chameera, Haider Ali, Raja Akif, Rovman Powell, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza, Zaheer Khan, Jake Fraser McGurk and Oliver Stone.
Gulf Giants
New signings: : Adam Lyth, Dominic Drakes, Daniel Worrall, Ibrahim Zadran, Mark Adair, Tom Curran, Tymal Mills and Wahidullah Zadran.
Retention: Ayan Afzal Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Chris Jordan, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gerhard Erasmus, Jamie Overton, James Vince, Jamie Smith, Jordan Cox, Mohammad Zohaib Zubair, Rehan Ahmed, Richard Gleeson and Shimron Hetmyer.
MI Emirates
New signings: Alzari Joseph, Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton, Farid Malik, Thomas Jack Dreka, Ben Charlesworth.
Retention: Akeal Hosein, Andre Fletcher, Daniel Mousley, Dwayne Bravo, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jordan Thompson, Kieron Pollard, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Rohit Khan, Muhammad Wasim, Nicholas Pooran, Nostush Kenjige, Vijayakant Vyaskant and Waqar Salamkhil.
Sharjah Warriors
New Signings: Adam Milne, Adil Rashid (played for Warriors as a wildcard pick in Season 2), Ashton Agar, Banuka Rajapaksa, Gus Atkinson, Jason Roy, Karim Janat, Keemo Paul, Jason Roy, Matthew Wade and Tim Seifert.
Retention: Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Junaid Siddiqui, Muhammad Jawadullah, Kusal Mendis, Luke Wells, Peter Hatzoglou and Tom Kohler-Cadmore.
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