New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- R Ashwin enters his first ILT20 auction with a whopping base price of USD 120,000, the highest for any player, at the inaugural ILT20 auction.

The auction is scheduled for October 1 in Dubai. Ashwin is among the 24 Indians on the auction longlist, which has almost 800 players as of now. A final list will be prepared this week once the ILT20 receives the wishlist from each franchise, as per ESPNcricinfo.

The auction will bring together all six franchises as they look to finalise their squads for season 4, which begins on December 2 and culminates with the final on January 4, 2026.

Ashwin has listed full availability for the tournament, after which he is likely to head to the BBL, where four teams are understood to...