The
biggest
cricket
stars
from
around
the
globe,
including
but
notwithstanding
Faf
du
Plessis,
Andre
Russell,
Dwayne
Bravo,
Eoin
Morgan,
Jason
Roy,
Chris
Gayle
will
feature
in
the
fifth
season
of
the
one-of-a-kind
cricket
extravaganza,
which
will
be
held
from
19
November
–
4
December
2021.

With
the
Abu
Dhabi
T10
League
Players
Draft
set
to
be
held
on
November
7,
a
whopping
1186
players
from
26
cricketing
nations
have
put
their
hands
up
to
have
an
opportunity
to
play
in
one
of
the
most
exciting
cricket
leagues
in
the
world.

Garnering
tremendous
interest
from
cricketers
from
all
corners
of
the
world,
the
Abu
Dhabi
T10
League
has
received
the
highest-ever
number
of
registrations
for
its
Players
Draft
this
year,
signifying
the
ever-growing
popularity
of
the
league.

Icon
players:

Faf
du
Plessis
in
Bangla
Tigers:
With
a
monument
of
runs
and
experience
in
his
career,
former
South
Africa
captain
Faf
du
Plessis
will
take
centre
stage
as
the
icon
player
for
the
Bangla
Tigers.
The
stylish
right-hand
batsman
has
proved
his
firepower
with
over
6,500
runs
in
his
T20
career.

Andre
Russell
in
Deccan
Gladiators:
With
over
500
sixes
to
his
name
in
T20s,
the
West
Indian
superstar
Andre
Russell
will
feature
as
the
icon
player
of
the
Deccan
Gladiators.
The
hard-hitting
all-rounder
has
racked
up
more
than
6,000
runs
and
300
wickets
in
T20s.

Nicholas
Pooran
in
Maratha
Arabians:
The
aggressive
wicketkeeper-batsman
Nicholas
Pooran
is
primed
to
set
the
stage
on
fire
as
the
icon
player
for
the
Maratha
Arabians.
The
West
Indian
has
scored
over
3,700
runs
in
T20
cricket
along
with
taking
108
catches
and
effecting
17
stumpings.

Liam
Livingstone
in
Team
Abu
Dhabi:
With
exuberant
hitting
and
wicket-taking
abilities,
Liam
Livingstone
will
headline
Team
Abu
Dhabi
as
its
icon
player
for
this
season.
The
English
all-rounder
has
smashed
over
3,900
runs
and
picked
up
over
50
wickets
in
T20
cricket.

Jason
Roy
in
Delhi
Bulls:
The
hard-hitting
opening
batsman
Jason
Roy
is
all
set
to
show
his
ball-striking
prowess
as
the
icon
player
of
the
Delhi
Bulls.
The
Englishman
has
smacked
over
6,600
runs
in
his
T20
career
with
a
strike
rate
of
well
over
140.

Chris
Jordan
in
Northern
Warriors:
Experienced
campaigner
Chris
Jordan,
who
has
taken
over
250
wickets
in
his
T20
career,
will
feature
as
the
icon
player
of
the
Northern
Warriors.
The
English
fast
bowler
has
recorded
an
impressive
bowling
average
of
27.45
in
243
T20
matches.

Where
to
watch
the
T10
League
auction?

Speaking
about
the
power-packed
icon
player
line-up
for
Season
5
of
the
Abu
Dhabi
T10
League,
Shaji
Ul
Mulk,
Chairman,
T10
Sports
Management
said,
“We
are
absolutely
thrilled
to
have
these
star
players
feature
as
the
icon
players
in
the
Abu
Dhabi
T10
League.
The
league
is
nothing
without
its
players
and
fans
and
therefore
we
couldn’t
be
more
delighted
about
welcoming
some
of
the
biggest
cricket
stars
to
the
Abu
Dhabi
T10
League
once
again.
We
are
absolutely
overwhelmed
to
see
the
number
of
cricketers
registering
for
the
Abu
Dhabi
T10
League
Players
Draft.
The
talent
pool
of
the
Abu
Dhabi
T10
League
grows
manifold
with
each
season.”

The
full
squads
of
each
of
the
franchises
will
be
confirmed
following
the
Abu
Dhabi
T10
League
Players
Draft
on
7
October
2021.
The
Abu
Dhabi
T10
League
Players
Draft
will
be
live-streamed
on
the
official
Abu
Dhabi
T10
League
page
on
YouTube
at
7
pm
IST.