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The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises which own teams in the UAE T20 League will be allowed to sign their respective IPL players for the upcoming T20 League.

The owners of Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals have also bought teams in the upcoming six-team T20 tournament of the Emirates Cricket Board which will begin in 2023.

The ECB secretary-general Mubashir Usmani noted that each of the six franchises will have the luxury of signing four players.

"Each franchise will be allowed to sign four players of their choice outside of the draft or auction which we will decide later. It could be any player who has a NOC from his home board," Mubashir Usmani told Cricbuzz.

There has been no confirmation whether there will be a draft or an auction. As per Cricbuzz, it’s likely that ECB will opt for the former model in order to avoid comparisons with the IPL.

Bangladesh and DC pacer Mustafizur Rahman is also likely to be featured in the UAE T20 League as well.