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After a successful first edition in 2023, the International League T20 (ILT20) is all set to return for a second season, starting on Friday, January 19.
The Gulf Giants will be looking to defend their crown, with last year’s runners-up Desert Vipers also looking to go one better this time around. Several global T20 stars are set to take centre stage yet again, with the likes of Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult and Sikandar Raza in action.
With the T20 World Cup coming in June this year, several players will be looking to make an impact in the ILT20 and perhaps force themselves into contention for a starting spot at the global event.
What is a wilcard in ILT20?
One of the players hoping to cement a spot in their national team setup will be Tim David. The Singapore-born Australian has had a lean run of late, with some patchy form for the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League (BBL).
Ahead of season 2, the Emirates Cricket Board had announced that a new rule would come into play from the 2024 edition of ILT20. Franchises are now permitted to sign up to two new players to their squad at any point after the squad retention deadline, for a maximum amount of USD 250,000.
On Friday, MI Emirates were the first team to make use of the rule, announcing David as a wildcard signing. He has been part of the Mumbai Indians squad since 2022, and was signed by the franchise’s SA20 team, MI Cape Town as a replacement player in 2023. David also played for MI New York in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket (MLC) in the USA in 2023.
He joins the likes of Nicholas Pooran, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Will Smeed, Corey Anderson and Kusal Perera in what is sure to be a power-packed batting line-up in ILT20 2024.
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