Warner, Narine, and Russell are at the top of ILT20's retention list

The International League T20 for the 2025 edition has superstar charts headed by Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and David Warner. Among those on the list are Sikandar Raza, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Nicholas Pooran.

69 players in all, including two UAE players in each franchise, have been kept by the six teams.

Franchises can now sign new players during the player acquisition window, which is open until September 15, as the player retention window has closed. To meet the minimum requirement of four local players, each club must add a minimum of two more UAE players to its respective squads.

Aside from Captain Warner, prominent players like Rovman Powell, Sam Billings, and Jake Fraser-McGurk have been retained by the Dubai Capitals. Mark Wood and Joe Root of England, who were on the team the previous year, are not included. The top two players on the Gulf Giants' retention list are captain James Vince and Shimron Hetmyer.

Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rehman and USA's Saurabh Netravalkar are not on the list. The Sharjah Warriors have kept eight players, including Kusal Mendis, captain Tom Kohler-Cadmore, and Johnson Charles.

Next year, the third season of ILT20 will take place from January 11 to February 9.