Dubai, Oct. 7 -- Afghanistan players enjoyed a hugely rewarding International League T20 (ILT20) season five Player Auction, with left-arm fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi topping the players list with a whopping USD 380,000 - a record signing amount for a player in the tournament's history. Opening batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz also broke the USD 300,000 barrier at the auction with a USD 310,000 deal with the Gulf Giants.

In all, a total of 25 players from Afghanistan have been selected in six ILT20 franchise squads. Each team were mandated to include four Afghanistan players in their squads. As per the league's playing conditions for Season 5, each playing 11 requires a minimum of two Afghanistan players.

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