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title: "Babar Azam signs with Desert Vipers for $80,000 in ILT20 Season 5"
description: "Most outlets reported that Babar Azam was signed by Desert Vipers for $80,000 at the ILT20 Season 5 auction, highlighting the amount and his participation in the league. Daily Pakistan added context about his status as a leading cricketer and his move to the UAE, while ProPakistani focused briefly on the fact that this will be his ILT20 debut."
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# Babar Azam signs with Desert Vipers for $80,000 in ILT20 Season 5

sports · updated 2 Oct 2026, 12:20 PM PKT · 1–2 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Babar Azam was signed by Desert Vipers for $80,000 at the ILT20 Season 5 auction, highlighting the amount and his participation in the league. Daily Pakistan added context about his status as a leading cricketer and his move to the UAE, while ProPakistani focused briefly on the fact that this will be his ILT20 debut.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [Babar Azam Set to Make ILT20 Debut](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/02/babar-azam-set-to-make-ilt20-debut/) · 2 Oct 2026, 12:20 PM PKT
  > Babar Azam is set to make his International League T20 (ILT20) debut after Desert Vipers signed him for $80,000 at… Read More
- **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Babar Azam joins Desert Vipers for $80,000 in ILT20 Season 5](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/01-Oct-2026/babar-azam-joins-desert-vipers-for-80000-in-ilt20-season-5) · 1 Oct 2026, 6:42 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing
  > DUBAI – Pakistan star batter Babar Azam has been signed by Desert Vipers for $80,000 at the DP World ILT20 Season 5 auction. The deal sees Babar, one of the leading cricketers in world cricket, become part of the UAE-based franchise league. Babar is currently featuring in Pakistan’s President’s Trophy Grade-I and remains involved in […]

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- [Babar Azam and 17 Pakistani players included in ILT20 auction pool](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11457-babar-azam-and-16-national-players-ready-for-ilt20-auction) · 30 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 74% related

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