The International League T20 will be back for a second season early next year. The player retentions for each of the six teams, however, have been announced. Here’s all you need to know about which players are being retained by which teams for Season 2 of the ILT20.

After a successful first season, the ILT20 will make a comeback in January 2024 for its second edition. The Gulf Giants won the first edition, beating the Desert Vipers in the final.

The second season will start on January 13 and will follow a similar format as the first one. 34 matches will be played in the tournament including the four playoff games.

The retained players list for each team for the second season has been announced today, July 10. Teams like Desert Vipers and MI Emirates have retained most of their squad from the first season, while Dubai Capitals and Sharjah Warriors have retained only five and six players respectively.

ILT20 2024 Retained players: Full list of player retentions for each team

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Joe Clarke, Charith Asalanka, Sabir Ali, Ali Khan, Matiullah Khan, Marchant de Lange.

Desert Vipers: Wanindu Hasaranga, Alex Hales, Tom Curran, Colin Munro, Sherfane Rutherford, Luke Wood, Matheesha Pathirana, Rohan Mustafa, Sheldon Cottrell, Dinesh Chandimal, Gus Atkinson, Ali Naseer.

Dubai Capitals: Joe Root, Sikandar Raza, Rovman Powell, Dushmantha Chameera, Raja Akifullah Khan.

Gulf Giants: Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Jordan, James Vince, Jamie Overton, Chris Lynn, Aayan Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Richard Gleeson, Carlos Brathwaite, Rehan Ahmed, Gerhard Erasmus.

MI Emirates: Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Muhammad Waseem, Daniel Mousley, Trent Boult, Zahoor Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jordan Thompson, Will Smeed, McKenny Clarke, Andre Fletcher.

Sharjah Warriors: Chris Woakes, Junaid Siddique, Mark Deyal, Joe Denly, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Muhammad Jawadullah.

The big names are back for Season 2!🙌

All your favorites from the inaugural edition return to battle it out once again in Season 2 of the #DPWorldILT20.

Are you ready for a firecracker of a tournament?💥

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— International League T20 (@ILT20Official) July 10, 2023

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