Gulf Giants ILT20 Season 5 Squad
The Gulf Giants Season 5 list has 23 names, captained by Jos Buttler.
Full list
| Player | Role | Nationality | Style | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler (captain) | Wicketkeeper | England | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| David Miller | Batter | South Africa | Left-hand bat | Pre-auction signing, announced 11 August 2026 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Wicketkeeper | South Africa | Right-hand bat | Pre-auction signing, announced 11 August 2026 |
| Liam Livingstone | All-rounder | England | Right-hand bat, legbreak | Auction, reported at USD 350,000 |
| Curtis Campher | All-rounder | Ireland | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Wicketkeeper | Afghanistan | Right-hand bat | Right to match, reported at USD 310,000 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | Batter | Afghanistan | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | All-rounder | Afghanistan | Right-hand bat, right-arm medium-fast | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| David Wiese | All-rounder | Namibia | Right-hand bat, right-arm medium-fast | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Alzarri Joseph | Bowler | West Indies | Right-arm fast | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Shamar Joseph | Bowler | West Indies | Right-arm fast | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | Bowler | South Africa | Left-arm wrist spin | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Blessing Muzarabani | Bowler | Zimbabwe | Right-arm fast | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Matiullah Khan | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Dhruv Parashar | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Imran Mir | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Shubham Ranjane | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Meet Bhavsar | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Haider Rarraq | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Alick Athanaze | Batter | West Indies | Left-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Sagar Kalyan | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Awais Ahmad | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Wahidullah Zadran | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
How to read the blanks
Nationality and role stay on 'To be announced' when they were not verified. Style means batting and bowling hand only for players whose international method is established. Status is 'pre-auction signing' only for Miller, Allen, Klaasen and Stoinis, the four the league headlined on 11 August 2026. A reported auction price is shown where one was published in the reports cited on the auction page.
Sources
Facts checked on 30 October 2026. Published 31 October 2026, 7:30 am GST. Primary public pages used for this build:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_International_League_T20
- https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/ilt20-202627-schedule-full-fixtures-list-match-timings-and-venues-for-ilt20-season-5
- https://gulfnews.com/sport/ilt20-season-5-schedule-release-dubai-to-host-final-1.500701663
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ilt20-auction-mi-emirates-bag-fazalhaq-farooqi-with-record-bid-babar-azam-heads-desert-vipers-pakistan-contingent-1556885
- https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/140322/babar-azam-phil-salt-and-rahmanullah-gurbaz-among-400-players-for-ilt20-auction-cricbuzzcom
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_League_T20
ILT20 Season 5 FAQs
Who is captain?
Jos Buttler.
How many players are listed?
23 names are on the compiled list.