Desert Vipers Squad and Team Players: Lancer Capital LLC named their International League T20 team as Desert Vipers.
The first edition of the International League T20 was originally scheduled to take place during January and February 2022, but the tournament was rescheduled to take place from January 2023, with six teams competing.
Desert Vipers Squad
Nine out of eleven players on each team can be overseas players, which will be significantly higher than the four or five overseas-player-limit of other major T20 leagues. Two players on each team must be a UAE player and a player from an Associate Member nation respectively. Following are the details of the full Desert Vipers Squad:
| Player | Nation |
| Sam Billings | England |
| Alex Hales | England |
| Tom Curran | England |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka |
| Sheldon Cottrell | West Indies |
| Ben Duckett | England |
| Benny Howell | England |
| Azam Khan | Pakistan |
| Sandeep Lamichane | Nepal |
| Saqib Mahmood | England |
READ: ILT20 – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Squad and Team Players List
Moody was also heard quoting in an official statement, “I’m honored to lead the cricket operations of Desert Vipers in what promises to be an entertaining and high-quality tournament. We have assembled an excellent mix of youth and experience in a highly skilled squad and I warmly welcome our players from all over the world in what is truly an international event.”
Franchises from the Indian Premier League (IPL), such as Knight Riders Group, Reliance Industries, GMR Group along with Lancer Capitals and Adani Group were announced as owners of the teams in International League T20.
Three original IPL franchise owners (i.e. the owners of Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, and Delhi Capitals) also get the chance to sign up to four players from their current IPL squads.
