{"id":9059,"date":"2025-08-31T20:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T14:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=632657"},"modified":"2025-08-31T20:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T14:35:48","slug":"ravichandran-ashwin-signs-up-for-ilt20-2026-auction-after-ipl-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ravichandran-ashwin-signs-up-for-ilt20-2026-auction-after-ipl-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravichandran Ashwin signs up for ILT20 2026 auction after IPL retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"469\">Just days after bidding farewell to the <strong data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"214\">Indian Premier League (IPL)<\/strong>, veteran off-spinner <strong data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"259\">Ravichandran Ashwin<\/strong> has confirmed his next step in franchise cricket. Ashwin has officially registered for the <strong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"400\">International League T20 (ILT20) 2026 auction<\/strong>, marking the beginning of his post-IPL career in overseas leagues.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"474\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"519\">From IPL retirement to global leagues<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"871\">Ashwin, who announced his IPL retirement three days ago, had already hinted that he was eyeing new opportunities around the world. While making his announcement, he said:<br data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"693\" \/><em data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"869\">\u201cThey say every ending will have a new start, my time as an IPL cricketer comes to a close today, but my time as an explorer of the game around various leagues begins today.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"987\">That \u201cnew start\u201d is now in motion, with the seasoned spinner adding his name to the upcoming ILT20 auction pool.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"992\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1032\">ILT20 switches to auction system<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1324\">The UAE-based tournament, which had previously used a draft system, will for the first time hold a <strong data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1150\">player auction<\/strong> on <strong data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1186\">September 30, 2025, in Dubai<\/strong>. Ashwin confirmed his participation, telling Cricbuzz:<br data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1244\" \/><em data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1322\">\u201cI have sent my name for the ILT20 auction. Hopefully, I will have a buyer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1439\">The 2026 edition of the ILT20 will run from <strong data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1410\">December 2, 2025, to January 4, 2026<\/strong>, featuring six franchises:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1557\">\n<li data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1467\">\n<p data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1467\">Abu Dhabi Knight Riders<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1485\">\n<p data-start=\"1470\" data-end=\"1485\">Desert Vipers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1504\">\n<p data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1504\">Dubai Capitals<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1520\">\n<p data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1520\">Gulf Giants<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1521\" data-end=\"1536\">\n<p data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1536\">MI Emirates<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1557\">\n<p data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1557\">Sharjah Warriors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1562\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1600\">Fourth Indian in ILT20 history<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1862\">If picked, Ashwin will become only the <strong data-start=\"1640\" data-end=\"1667\">fourth Indian cricketer<\/strong> to feature in the tournament after Robin Uthappa, Yusuf Pathan, and Ambati Rayudu. Given his stature and all-round capabilities, he is widely expected to attract bids from multiple franchises.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"2137\">Ashwin\u2019s move marks another milestone in his illustrious career, as he transitions from India and IPL commitments to embracing the global T20 circuit. For fans, it opens the prospect of watching one of cricket\u2019s modern greats bring his skills to new audiences in the UAE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just days after bidding farewell to the Indian Premier League (IPL), veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has confirmed his next step\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":31821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[309],"class_list":["post-9059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-ravichandran-ashwin"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}