
R Ashwin puts his name in ILT20 Auctions as he is the only player in the auction to have a six-figure base price.
Ashwin enters ILT20 auction with the highest base price for any player.
At the first ILT20 auction, R Ashwin has set the highest base price of any player at USD 120,000. On October 1, the auction will take place in Dubai.
The only player on the ILT20 auction longlist with a base price in the six figures is Ashwin, who recently announced his retirement from both the IPL and international cricket. The ILT20 will be his debut international T20 league if he is selected.
With nearly 800 players currently on the auction longlist, Ashwin, 39, is one of 24 Indians. After the ILT20 receives the wishlists from each franchise, a final list will be created this week.
Six teams will compete in the fourth iteration of ILT20 from December 2 to January 4. Ashwin has indicated that he is available for the competition. Following that, he is probably going to the BBL, where four teams are reportedly interested in recruiting him for the second half of the season.
In July, the ILT20 teams completed their direct signings and retentions. Up to USD 1.2 million might be spent by each side on direct acquisitions and retentions; the remaining sum would be contributed to the USD 800,000 auction fund. A franchise must spend at least USD 1.5 million, although it can spend its entire USD 2 million purse. The ILT20 regulations additionally allow teams to purchase up to two wildcard players outside of the auction for an extra USD 250,000.
Each franchise must have a minimum of 19 players and a maximum of 21 players, excluding wildcards, in accordance with the squad composition regulations. At least eleven players from the Full Member nations must participate, four from UAE, one from Kuwait, one from Saudi Arabia and two from other Associate countries.
Additionally, each franchise will receive one right-to-match (RTM) card, which they can only use to repurchase a player from the United Arab Emirates. That player has to have been a member of the 2025 squad or the franchise’s development squad.