UAE's ILT20 announces dazzling line-up of stars including Andre Russell and Moeen Ali

The highly anticipated International League T20 – the UAE's very own franchise tournament – announced a star-studded line-up of players for its inaugural edition next year.

Some of the biggest stars in the T20 arena – including West Indies star Andre Russell, England all-rounder Moeen Ali and batsman Dawid Malan, and Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasiranga – were announced as part of the event that will make its debut in January 2023.

Marquee players:Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Dawid Malan, Wanindu Hasiranga, Sunil Narine, Evin Lewis, Colin Munro, Fabien Allen, Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Dushmantha Chameera, Shimron Hetmyer, Akeal Hosein, Chris Jordan, Tom Banton, Sandeep Lamichhane, Chris Lynn, Rovman Powell, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mujeeb Ul Rahman

International players:

Lahiru Kumara, Seekugge Prassanna, Charith Asalanka, Colin Ingram, Paul Stirling, Kennar Lewis, Ali Khan, Brandon Glover, Ravi Rampaul, Raymon Reifer, Isuru Udana, Blessing Muzarabani, Niroshan Dickwella, Hazaratullah Zazai, Frederick Klassen, Sikandar Raja, George Munsey, Dan Lawrence, Dominic Drakes, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, David Wiese, Qais Ahmed, Richard Gleeson, James Vince, Noor Ahmed, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Navin Ul Haq, Sherfane Rutherford, Saqib Mahmood, Ben Duckett, Benny Howell, Ruben Trumpelman

Highlighting the true global nature of the tournament, players from England, the West Indies, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Ireland, as well as from Associate nations USA, Namibia, Netherlands and Nepal, have signed up to feature in ILT20.

Interest around the tournament was already high after some of the biggest entities in franchise cricket – Reliance Industries, Kolkata Knight Riders, Capri Global,