Top international picks at the auctions of DP World ILT20 Season 5
The DP World ILT20 Season 5 Player Auction saw franchises break the previous auction record, with Afghanistan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi becoming the most expensive player in league auction history after MI Emirates paid USD 380,000 for him. Rank Player Franchise Price 1 Fazalhaq Farooqi MI Emirates USD 380,000 2 Liam Livingstone Gulf Giants USD 350,000 3 Rahmanullah Gurbaz Gulf Giants USD 310,000 4 Faf du Plessis Dubai Capitals USD 300,000 5 Alzarri Joseph Gulf Giants USD 230,000 6 Muhammad Waseem MI Emirates USD 210,000 7 Richard Gleeson Sharjah Warriorz USD 180,000 8 Chris Jordan MI Emirates USD 170,000 9 David Payne Desert Vipers USD 150,000 10 Allah Ghazanfar MI Emirates USD 150,000 Gulf Giants retained Rahmanullah Gurbaz through their Right-to-Match option for USD 310,000. The Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter became the third player to cross the USD 300,000 mark at the auction. Faf du Plessis became the fourth player to command at least USD 300,000, with Dubai Capitals securing the former South Africa captain for USD 300,000. West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph was another major investment by Gulf Giants, who paid USD 230,000 for the fast bowler. MI Emirates used their Right-to-Match option to secure UAE batter Muhammad Waseem for USD 210,000. Defending champions Desert Vipers exercised their Right-to-Match option to retain England pacer David Payne for USD 150,000 as they looked to retain their winning combination. MI Emirates also used their Right-to-Match option on Afghanistan spinner Allah Ghazanfar, securing him for USD 150,000 and giving the franchise four players among the auction’s top 10 buys.
His purchase made him the fifth-highest-priced player at the auction. The deal made Waseem the highest-priced UAE player in DP World ILT20 auction history.