MI Emirates ILT20 Season 5 Squad
The MI Emirates Season 5 list has 22 names, captained by Nicholas Pooran.
Full list
| Player | Role | Nationality | Style | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Pooran (captain) | Wicketkeeper | West Indies | Left-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Jonny Bairstow | Wicketkeeper | England | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| James Coles | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Rashid Khan | Bowler | Afghanistan | Right-arm legbreak | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Romario Shepherd | All-rounder | West Indies | Right-hand bat, right-arm fast-medium | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Sherfane Rutherford | Batter | West Indies | Left-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Muhammad Waseem | Batter | United Arab Emirates | Right-hand bat | Right to match, reported at USD 210,000 |
| Jordon Thompson | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Ross Adair | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Kusal Perera | Wicketkeeper | Sri Lanka | Left-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Asa Tribe | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Chris Jordan | Bowler | England | Right-arm fast-medium | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Lizaad Williams | Bowler | South Africa | Right-arm fast-medium | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | Bowler | Afghanistan | Left-arm fast-medium | Auction, reported at USD 380,000 |
| Allah Ghazanfar | Bowler | Afghanistan | Right-arm offbreak | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Zahoor Khan | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Wasim Akram | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Faridoon Dawoodzai | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Raizal Nadir Nather Shah | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Zain ul Abidin | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Mohammad Shafeeq | 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?
Nicholas Pooran.
How many players are listed?
22 names are on the compiled list.