UAE ILT20 cricket league players’ salaries and contract payouts explored as ILT20 2023 is the world’s second-most lucrative cricket league after IPL
Following the successful campaign of the 2021 T20 World Cup, the UAE has established its own T20 competition, International League T20. The tournament has already started on Friday (January 13) and will conclude on Sunday (February 12). Six teams will compete in 34 games to decide the ILT20 league’s first champion. The Emirates Cricket Board is organizing the competition, which is being hosted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
An AMAZING Opening Day & Evening #DPWorldILT20 https://t.co/sszHipXNug
— UAE Cricket Official (@EmiratesCricket) January 14, 2023
In comparison to other cricketing leagues, the competition is totally staged with the most international players. In terms of paying wages and contracts, the ILT20 is also the second-most lucrative league. In this article, we’ll look at the wages and contract payouts of ILT20 players, as well as compare them to other major cricket leagues around the world.
UAE ILT20 2023 players salaries, highest salary and contract payout
After the Indian Premier League (IPL), the UAE International League T20 (ILT20) is the second-most lucrative league. The Emirates Cricket Board is organizing the competition, which has a salary cap of $2.5 million for each team. For example, whereas the highest-paid player in the IPL gets more than USD 2 million every season, the highest-paid players in the ILT20 are set to earn USD 450,000 per season.
According to ESPN Cricinfo, players in ILT20 may select from nine salary categories, with the highest earning a USD 340,000 reward and the lowest earning a USD 10,000 payout. The league’s top contract comprises – A signing-on or loyalty bonus of up to USD 500,000 and an extra USD 500,00 as a bidding purse are also alternatives for a franchise. The league’s term for the maximum payment a player may get is “total direct payout,” which is USD 450,000.
In comparison to other leagues, the PSL provides the highest salary of USD 200,000. The Hundred’s highest-paid player earns USD 164,000 every season, while the BBL’s most costly international players earn around USD 238,000. Indeed, the ILT20 is the second-most lucrative cricket league behind the IPL in terms of compensation for the season. And ILT20 has drawn major stars to join the team, with David Warner set to leave BBL to join ILT20 for monetary reasons.
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