A bidding battle has already begun between the UAE’s ILT20 and the CSA New T20 league, know the players list and their 2023 salary
A list of notable foreign athletes who signed up for the league’s debut season was published by ILT20, the UAE’s first franchise-based event, earlier on Monday. The signing of 30 elite international players for the CSA’s new T20 league has now been confirmed for its initial season.
CSA T20 Cricket League 2023 Teams Players List, Price, Salary
The six franchises competing in the competition have selected notable players from the South African, English, West Indies, New Zealand, Irish, and Sri Lankan teams. Notably, all six franchises are owned by IPL teams, who will make an effort to include IPL players in their CSA squad as well. Faf du Plessis was one of those who signed on.
Highest bids and their franchise
The former South African captain, who spent almost ten years with the Chennai Super Kings team, switched to the Royal Challengers Bangalore team for the 2022 season. Even the CSK management was sorry they couldn’t keep him after the huge auction. But in light of recent events, it has come to light that CSK selected Du Plessis for its CSA franchise in exchange for a hefty $350,000.
Liam Livingstone and Jos Buttler are the highest-paid league additions thus far, according to a list provided by ESPNcricinfo. The English all-rounder Moeen Ali, who was selected for $400,000, was selected after the two at a cost of $500,000 each. Du Plessis is still ranked third as of right now.
Rashid Khan, Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, and Sam Curran are expected to play for the team that is owned by the Mumbai Indians. Du Plessis and Moeen Ali will play for the CSK franchise, while Anrich Nortje will represent the team that is owned by Delhi Capitals.
Aiden Markram, Jos Buttler, and Quinton de Kock will join the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals, and Lucknow Super Giants, respectively.
Each of the six franchises will have a roster of 17 players. Prior to the auction, they will have the option to sign up to five players, including one uncapped South African, one Proteas player, and three players from abroad. Mumbai Indians’ franchise is currently known as MI Cape Town.
The following is a list of the perks that the players selected for the CSA’s inaugural league will receive:
| Sr. No. | Players | Amount |
| 1. | Liam Livingstone, Jos Buttler | $500,000 |
| 2. | Moeen Ali | $400,000 |
| 3. | Faf du Plessis | $350,000 |
| 4. | Kagiso Rabada, Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Eoin Morgan, Sam Curran | $300,000 |
| 5. | Jason Holder | $290,000 |
| 6. | Jason Roy | $275,000 |
| 7. | Aiden Markram, Anrich Nortje | $250,000 |
| 8. | Tymal Mills | $225,000 |
| 9. | Rilee Rossouw, James Neesham, Dushmantha Chameera | $200,000 |
| 10. | Obed McCoy, Alzarri Joseph | $187,500 |
| 11. | Kyle Mayers, Romario Shepherd, Reece Topley | $175,000 |
| 12. | Chamika Karunaratne | $150,000 |
| 13. | Philip Salt | $140,000 |
| 14. | Jayden Seales, Harry Brook | $125,000 |
| 15. | Will Jacks, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana | $100,000 |
| 16. | Harry Tector | $80,000 |
| 17. | Akila Dananjaya | $75,000 |
| 18. | Niroshan Dickwella, Seekkuge Prasanna, Nuwan Pradeep | $50,000 |
| 19. | Dhananjaya Lakshan, Vishwa Fernando | $30,000 |