UAE T20 League: International League T20: Five T20 leagues will be fighting against one another in January-February 2023 window to get the best players on board. To trump all of them, UAE’s new ILT20 has decided to bump the players’ contract amount to rival others. Apart from ILT20, there will be South Africa T20 League, BBL, PSL, and BPL fighting for players. With up to $450,000 in contract, it will be only second to the Indian Premier League (IPL) in terms of players’ salaries. Follow ILT20 Live & IPL 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
The highest-paid player in IPL currently gets around $2 million. The second highest is in Big Bash League, where the highest contracted player earns $238,000 per year. However, with five simultaneous franchise tournaments, ILT20 is set to offer $450,000. That way, David Warner could leave BBL 2022 to play in ILT20 during the window.
UAE T20 League ready to become World’s 2nd most LUCRATIVE league after IPL, each team to have $2.5MN player salary cap: CHECK DETAILS
To suffice to the teams’ need, the organiser of ILT20 has set a salary cap at $2.5 million each or about Rs 20 crore. As per reports, UAE T20 League will have 9 wage slots starting at $340,000. But the new franchise league has also introduced a loyalty bonus or signing bonus, which could see the highest-paid player earn $110,000 more than his salary. Every team will have a $500,000 purse besides $500,000 bidding purse included in the $2.5 million salary purse.
Furthermore, every team will be able to sign 18 players including 12 overseas players and a player from an associate nation. As for Playing XI, one associate player and a UAE player must be present. So, that makes it a truly global league with 9 overseas players in the Playing XI.
UAE T20 League Salary Slabs:
- $340,000
- $260,000
- $220,000
- $140,000
- $100,000
- $60,000
- $40,000
- $20,000
- $10,000
UAE T20 League ready to become World’s 2nd most LUCRATIVE league after IPL, each team to have $2.5MN player salary cap: CHECK DETAILS
UAE T20 League: All you need to know about International League T20:
- The inaugural edition of the ILT20 will be played in January 6 and February 12.
- The six-team league will have owners from Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals.
- All teams will have a salary purse of $2.5 million including a purse of $500,000 signing bonus and $500,000 bidding purse.
- A team can have up to 18 players in the squad with three players from UAE and two players from associate nations.
- There are nine wage slabs with the highest-paid players set to earn $340,000 and the lowest slab is of $10,000.
- But there is also $110,000 loyalty or signing bonus that a team can offer to sign a player.
- In the playing XI, one UAE player and a player from an associate nation are musts.
- A maximum of nine overseas players can be present in a Playing XI.
UAE T20 League ready to become World’s 2nd most LUCRATIVE league after IPL, each team to have $2.5MN player salary cap: CHECK DETAILS
Highest salary comparison:
| No | League | Highest Salary | Highest-paid player |
| 1 | Indian Premier League | $2 million | KL Rahul |
| 2 | International League T20 | $450,000 | TBC |
| 3 | Big Bash League | $258,000 | D’Arcy Short |
| 4 | The Hundred | $127,000 | Kieron Pollard |
| 5 | Pakistan Super League | $200,000 | Babar Azam |
| 6 | CSA T20 League | TBC | TBC |
| 7 | Caribbean Premier League | $112,000 | Rashid Khan |
UAE T20 League ready to become World’s 2nd most LUCRATIVE league after IPL, each team to have $2.5MN player salary cap: CHECK DETAILS
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