Abu Dhabi T10 league to expand to 10 teams.
Rashid Khan, Jos Buttler, and Dinesh Karthik are among the well-known cricketers who have signed up for the 2024 Abu Dhabi T10. The Bangla Tigers selected Rashid and Karthik, while the Deccan Gladiators signed Buttler and Marcus Stoinis.
Buttler will join Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, and Maheesh Theekshana, all of whom were retained by Gladiators. Matheesha Pathirana, Theekshana's Sri Lanka teammate, has moved to the New York Strikers.
Strikers, the defending champions, have kept their nucleus of Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, and Mohammad Amir. The T10 franchise also retained UAE players Muhammad Waseem and Muhammad Jawadullah, who had previously played for Sharjah Warriors in the ILT20.
After retiring from international and Indian cricket, Karthik has signed up for the Abu Dhabi T10, the Legends League 2024, and the SA20 2025 franchise tournaments. The 39-year-old was also named Royal Challengers Bengaluru's batting coach and mentor for the 2025 IPL season.
Shakib Al Hasan will join Karthik and Ireland’s Josh Little at Tigers in the Abu Dhabi T10. Trent Boult will reunite with Finn Allen at Northern Warriors while Lockie Ferguson went to Team Abu Dhabi who also signed Jonny Bairstow and Shimron Hetmyer.
The Abu Dhabi T10 League will expand to a ten-team league this season, with Bolts Ajman and UP Nawabs being the new entrants.
Nawabs' latest additions included Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Adil Rashid, while Bolts brought in Jimmy Neesham and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
The Abu Dhabi T10 2024 will take place from November 21 to December 2, avoiding overlap with the Big Bash League (BBL), SA20, ILT20, and New Zealand's Super Smash event.
New York Strikers
New Signings: Matheesha Pathirana, Donovan Ferreira
Retentions: Kieron Pollard, Mohammad Amir, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hossain, Muhammad Waseem, Muhammad Jawadullah
Deccan Gladiators
New Signings: Jos Buttler, Anrich Nortje, Marcus Stoinis
Retentions: Maheesh Theekshana, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Zahoor Khan
Delhi Bulls
New Signings: Wanindu Hasaranga, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Wade
Retentions: Rovman Powell, Muhammad Rohid, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazlahaq Farooqi, James Vince
Team Abu Dhabi
New Signings: Jonny Bairstow, Lockie Ferguson, Shimron Hetmyer, AM Ghazanfar
Retentions: Phil Salt, Noor Ahmad, and Kyle Mayers
Northern Warriors
New Signings: Trent Boult, Finn Allen, Johnson Charles, Sherfane Rutherford, Saqib Mahmood
Retentions: Colin Munro, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ankur Sangwan
Morrisville Samp Army
New Signings: David Willey, Imad Wasim
Retentions: Faf du Plessis, Qais Ahmad, Andries Gous
Bangla Tigers
New Signings: Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Iftikhar Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik
Retentions: Hazratullah Zazai, Dasun Shanaka, Josh Little
Chennai Brave Jaguars
New Signings: Chris Lynn, Nuwan Thushara, Thisara Perera, Dan Lawrence, Rassie van der Dussen
Retentions: Aayan Khan, George Munsey, Bhanuka Rajapaksa
UP Nawabs
New Signings: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Andre Fletcher
Bolts Ajman
New Signings: James Neesham, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Lungi Ngidi, Gulbadin Naib, Haider Ali