Fazalhaq Farooqi breaks auction record in ILT20 season 5 with $380,000 deal

Fazalhaq Farooqi set a new record in the ILT20 Player Auction held on October 1 in Dubai, being purchased by MI Emirates for $380,000. This deal marked the third time the auction record was broken that day, with Liam Livingstone earlier being bought for $350,000 by Gulf Giants. Babar Azam was acquired by Desert Vipers for his base price of $80,000, marking his debut season in the ILT20. Over 200 players were available in this year’s auction, which involved six franchises operating with a total budget ranging from $1.3 million to $1.39 million for squad building.

• 11:01 PMYahoo Sports — ILT20 season 5 auction biggest buys: Fazalhaq Farooqi becomes most expensive player with $380,000 deal; Babar Azam goes for base price