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Babar Azam signs for UAE's DP World ILT20 tournament in November 2026

The player auction for the DP World ILT20 will be held on Oct. 1 at the ICC Academy, featuring over 200 players from 23 nations.

By Felo News Desk · Published Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:34:28 GMT

Pakistan captain Babar Azam will feature in the UAE's DP World International League T20 (ILT20) when the tournament kicks off in November 2026, Khaleej Times reported.

The league’s player auction is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 1 at the ICC Academy Indoors in Dubai, where a list of more than 200 players from 23 countries was released.

Other confirmed T20 stars include Phil Salt, Tom Banton, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Wanindu Hasaranga, Alzarri Joseph, Faf du Plessis and Liam Livingstone.

Players are grouped into price slabs of $80,000, $40,000 and $10,000. All UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia players start at the $10,000 base price, and teams receive a $1.3 million purse plus any remaining funds from a prior $700,000 allocation for pre‑auction signings.

Key facts

• Babar Azam will play in the DP World ILT20 in November 2026 (khaleejtimes.com)
• The player auction takes place on Oct. 1 at the ICC Academy Indoors, Dubai (khaleejtimes.com)
• More than 200 players from 23 countries are listed for the auction (khaleejtimes.com)
• Price slabs for the auction are $80,000, $40,000 and $10,000 (khaleejtimes.com)

Sources

• [1] khaleejtimes.com — originally reported as “Babar Azam to play in UAE's IPL style T20 league in November 2026”