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Young Players ILT20 Season 5: Names on the Lists
Last updated: 31 October 2026.
The young players ILT20 Season 5 worth naming are players who are not the first line of the poster. Ages are blank on purpose. An unverified birthday is worse than a gap. The squad lists show the rows.
| Player | Team | Role | Why the name is here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alishan Sharafu | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Batter | Opening path, not a confirmed XI |
| Khuzaima Tanveer | Desert Vipers | Bowler | Part of the title attack, role now contested |
| Vriitya Aravind | Desert Vipers | Wicketkeeper | Behind overseas keepers on the list |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | Dubai Capitals | All-rounder | Role detail beyond the list is limited |
| Allah Ghazanfar | MI Emirates | Bowler | Spin option next to Rashid |
| Haider Ali | Dubai Capitals | Batter | On the list, minutes to be announced |
How We Picked the Top Players to Watch in ILT20 Season 5
'Young' here means not yet the headline of the preview. It is not a claim about a birth year. Filters were simple: on a Season 5 list, not the captain, and attached to a depth-chart question you can describe.
Best Batters to Watch in ILT20 Season 5
Alishan Sharafu
He is the UAE top-order batter on the Knight Riders list. Watch whether he opens. A reported right-to-match figure floated in secondary coverage is not repeated here, because the auction page declined to certify a second price.
Haider Ali
Haider Ali is on the Dubai Capitals list as a batter. His path depends on how many overseas top-order players are available. That availability is to be announced.
Best Bowlers to Watch in ILT20 Season 5
Khuzaima Tanveer
He took 2 for 22 in the Season 4 final for the Vipers. The new overseas bowlers can push a local seamer to the bench. That is the story, not a graphic about potential.
Allah Ghazanfar
His offspin gives MI Emirates a young option next to Rashid Khan. If he only bowls in blowouts, the line was marketing. If he bowls the 12th over of a chase, it was real.
All-Rounders and Wicketkeepers Who Could Shine
Vriitya Aravind
He is a wicketkeeper in a Vipers squad that also lists Joe Clarke and Andries Gous. His path is not a starter's path unless the overseas keepers miss games.
Aayan Afzal Khan
He is listed as an all-rounder for the Capitals. Style details this site has not verified stay to be announced. The depth chart is the point.
Breakout Candidates for ILT20 Season 5
James Coles and Asa Tribe are on the MI Emirates sheet. Their role rows stay careful where the method was not established in the sources used here. Breakout is a maybe. The squad page is the record.
ILT20 Season 5 Players to Watch: Final Picks
Sharafu, Tanveer and Ghazanfar are the three. One may open, one may lose his final overs, one may bowl spin behind Rashid. All three sentences can fail.
'Young' on this page is a depth-chart word. It is not a birth year. An unverified age is worse than a blank, so birthdays stay off the page even when a highlight package would love one. The test is simple. Is the player on a Season 5 list, not the captain, and attached to a question you can describe without a hype graphic?
Alishan Sharafu is listed as a batter from United Arab Emirates (Right-hand bat). No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. The question at the Knight Riders is whether he opens. A right-to-match figure from secondary coverage is not repeated, because it was not certified here.
Khuzaima Tanveer is listed as a bowler from United Arab Emirates (batting and bowling hand not verified). No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. He took 2 for 22 in the Season 4 final. Naseem Shah and David Payne are now the overseas seamers in front of that role. Minutes will tell you if the final was a peak or a foothold.
Allah Ghazanfar is listed as a bowler from Afghanistan (Right-arm offbreak). No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. Offspin next to Rashid Khan is a real job only if he bowls the middle of a chase, not the 19th over of a dead game.
Vriitya Aravind is listed as a wicketkeeper from United Arab Emirates (batting and bowling hand not verified). No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. Joe Clarke and Andries Gous are also listed as wicketkeepers at the Vipers. His path is a gap in their availability, which is to be announced.
Aayan Afzal Khan is listed as a all-rounder from United Arab Emirates (batting and bowling hand not verified). No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. Listed as an all-rounder for Dubai Capitals. Style details that were not verified stay blank. The depth chart is the point.
Haider Ali is listed as a batter from United Arab Emirates (Right-hand bat). No auction price is listed for this player because we could not verify one in the reports we checked. A Capitals batter whose path depends on how many overseas top-order players are in the country.
James Coles and Asa Tribe are on the MI Emirates sheet. Their role rows stay careful where the method was not established in the sources used here. Breakout is a maybe. The squad page is the record. Sharafu, Tanveer and Ghazanfar are still the three to start with: one may open, one may lose the overs he bowled in a final, one may bowl spin behind Rashid. All three sentences can fail, which is why they are questions and not a poster. Ages stay blank. Strike rates stay blank. A squad list is the record, and the record does not owe anyone a breakout. The overseas stars are on the other players-to-watch page. This one is for the names a preview can skip and a selector cannot. Minutes, not a graphic, will sort Sharafu, Tanveer, Ghazanfar, Aravind, Afzal Khan and Haider Ali. None of them is a captain. None of them has a verified age on this page. That is the whole method, and it is stricter than a list of prospects pulled from a poster. The squad pages remain the record if a name here is later left out of an XI.
Those are the young players ILT20 Season 5 notes from lists checked on 30 October 2026. No ages, no invented strike rates, no promise of an XI.
Young Players ILT20 Season 5 FAQs
Why are ages missing?
Because an unverified age is worse than a blank. 'Young' on this page means not yet the headline name, not a confirmed birth year. Anything we could not confirm by 30 October 2026 is marked to be announced.
Who are the three names to start with?
Alishan Sharafu, Khuzaima Tanveer and Allah Ghazanfar. Each one is attached to a depth-chart question, not a hype line. Anything we could not confirm by 30 October 2026 is marked to be announced. We will update this answer, with a date, when a public source confirms more.
Did Khuzaima Tanveer play the last final?
Yes. He took 2 for 22 in the Season 4 final for Desert Vipers. Naseem Shah and David Payne were the other wicket-takers that night. Anything we could not confirm by 30 October 2026 is marked to be announced.
Is Vriitya Aravind a starter?
Not on the evidence of the squad list. Joe Clarke and Andries Gous are also listed as wicketkeepers. His chance depends on availability, which is to be announced. Anything we could not confirm by 30 October 2026 is marked to be announced.
Where are these players' full squads?
On the squad pages for Knight Riders, Desert Vipers, Dubai Capitals and MI Emirates. Roles stay blank where they were not verified. Anything we could not confirm by 30 October 2026 is marked to be announced.