On Tuesday, the 39-year-old, who recently retired from international cricket and the IPL, listed himself in the ILT20 auction with a base price of USD 120,000, the highest for any player.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He will join the Thunder after the ILT20 concludes in early January, playing alongside David Warner and Sam Konstas, according to Fox Sports. Earlier this month, Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg contacted Ashwin, who retired from Tests last year, to gauge his interest in a potential stint at the Big Bash League.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Since Ashwin did not register for this year\u2019s BBL overseas player draft, Cricket Australia will need to grant an exemption for his participation in the tournament, similar to Martin Guptill\u2019s last-minute deal with the Melbourne Renegades in 2022.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After announcing his retirement from international cricket earlier this year, Ashwin also retired from the Indian Premier League, making himself available for franchise-based tournaments outside India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Last week, Ashwin also signed up for the Hong Kong Sixes tournament, with Cricket Hong Kong making an official announcement regarding the same. Dinesh Karthik will lead the Indian team at the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After announcing his retirement from international cricket earlier this year, Ashwin also retired from the Indian Premier League, making himself available for franchise-based tournaments outside India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
To explore playing in various franchise T20 leagues around the world, he retired from the IPL earlier this year. The veteran off-spinner is the fifth-leading wicket-taker of all time with 187 scalps at 30.22 in the IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n