ILT20 2025 Season 3 Retained and New Players
Get ready for an entertaining ride as the ILT20 anticipates the start of the 2025 Season 3. All lovers of cricket keenly wait to see the list of the retained players. Now that all the key players and teams are in place we know that we are in for great bouts, tactical wizardry and exciting moments on the court.
The ‘League’ is all about the stars who have performed and as names surface everyone is wondering how teams will strategize their win. It will be an entertained cricket experience through mixing the old known faces to the new talents this season. ILT20 2024 Season 3 will be held soon: The countdown has started.
So, prepare for a game and a whole new adventure
List Of ILT20 2025 Season 3 New and Retained Players
ECB is the official host of DP World ILT20 which is the UAE league. This league started in its first version in January 2023, and this particular season was quite good. Therefore, the ECB agreed to extend it further to 2nd edition and it took place in January 2024.
As a result there will be six action teams. All the teams have released their retained players for the 2 nd edition of the ILT20 2024. Each team has now unveiled the retained players from the 1st edition for the teams which they represent. These are the highest performing and famous crickets at the International level.
The DP World ILT20 season 3 list of all six teams new and retained players is below.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Here’s the information for the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders players
| Category | Player Name |
|---|---|
| New Signings | Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar |
| Gudakesh Motie | |
| Hassan Khan | |
| Roston Chase | |
| Terrance Hinds | |
| Retained | Aditya Shetty |
| Ali Khan | |
| Alishan Sharafu | |
| Andre Russell | |
| Andries Ghous | |
| Charith Asalanka | |
| David Willey | |
| Joe Clarke | |
| Laurie Evans | |
| Michael Pepper | |
| Sunil Narine |
Desert Vipers
Here’s the Desert Vipers player information
| Category | Player Name |
|---|---|
| New Signings | Dan Lawrence |
| David Payne | |
| Fakhar Zaman | |
| Lockie Ferguson | |
| Max Holden | |
| Retained | Adam Hose |
| Alex Hales | |
| Ali Naseer | |
| Azam Khan | |
| Bas de Leede | |
| Luke Wood | |
| Michael Jones | |
| Mohammad Amir | |
| Nathan Sowter | |
| Sherfane Rutherford | |
| Tanish Suri | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga |
Dubai Capitals
Here’s the Dubai Capitals player information
| Category | Player Name |
|---|---|
| New Signings | Adam Rossington |
| Brandon McMullen | |
| Garuka Sanketh | |
| Gulbadin Naib | |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | |
| Joe Burns | |
| Joe Weatherley | |
| Najibullah Zadran | |
| Obed McCoy | |
| Scott Kuggeleijn | |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | |
| Shai Hope | |
| Retained | Dasun Shanaka |
| David Warner | |
| Dushmantha Chameera | |
| Haider Ali | |
| Raja Akif | |
| Rovman Powell | |
| Sam Billings | |
| Sikandar Raza | |
| Zahir Khan | |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | |
| Oliver Stone |
Here’s the Gulf Giants player information in a table format:
| Category | Player Name |
|---|---|
| New Signings | Adam Lyth |
| Dominic Drakes | |
| Daniel Worrall | |
| Ibrahim Zadran | |
| Mark Adair | |
| Tom Curran | |
| Tymal Mills | |
| Wahidullah Zadran | |
| Retained | Aayan Afzal Khan |
| Blessing Muzarabani | |
| Chris Jordan | |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | |
| Gerhard Erasmus | |
| Jamie Overton | |
| James Vince | |
| Jamie Smith | |
| Jordan Cox | |
| Mohammad Zuhaib Zubair | |
| Rehan Ahmed | |
| Shimron Hetmyer |
MI emirates
Here’s the MI Emirates player information
| Category | Player Name |
|---|---|
| New Signings | Romario Shepherd |
| Tom Banton | |
| Fareed Ahmad | |
| Thomas Jack Draca | |
| Ben Charlesworth | |
| Retained | Akeal Hosein |
| Andre Fletcher | |
| Daniel Mousley | |
| Dwayne Bravo | |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | |
| Jordan Thompson | |
| Kieron Pollard | |
| Kusal Perera | |
| Muhammad Rohid Khan | |
| Muhammad Waseem | |
| Nicholas Pooran | |
| Nosthush Kenjige | |
| Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | |
| Waqar Salamkheil |
Sharjah Warriors
Here’s the Sharjah Warriors player information
| Category | Player Name |
|---|---|
| New Signings | Adam Milne |
| Adil Rashid | |
| Ashton Agar | |
| Avishka Fernando | |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | |
| Daniel Sams | |
| Gus Atkinson | |
| Harmeet Singh | |
| Jason Roy | |
| Karim Janat | |
| Keemo Paul | |
| Matthew Wade | |
| Virandeep Singh | |
| Tim Seifert | |
| Retained | Dilshan Madushanka |
| Johnson Charles | |
| Junaid Siddique | |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | |
| Kusal Mendis | |
| Luke Wells | |
| Peter Hatzoglou | |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore |
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