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=== Assistant: That’s a reasonable wish — but it’s not really possible to assign a precise “market value” to every Dubai Capitals play… ===
That’s a reasonable wish — but it’s not really possible to assign a precise “market value” to every Dubai Capitals player (like a fixed transfer-fee in football) with confidence — because cricket (and especially T20 leagues such as ILT20) doesn’t operate a stable, transparent “transfer market” system.

===== - The most concrete “value-indicator” we have is the auction price paid when players are signed to a team. That gives a real figure — albeit for a short contract, not a permanent “transfer value.” For example: - Scott Currie was signed by Dubai Capitals for USD 250,000. Cricket Times<ref>{{cite web|title=Cricket Times|url=https://crickettimes.com/2025/10/ilt20-auction-complete-list-of-players-sold-and-their-prices/|publisher=Cricket Times|access-date=2025-12-07}}</ref> - Tymal Mills and Mohammad Nabi both fetched USD 80,000 in the 2025 auction. Cricket Times<ref>{{cite web|title=Cricket Times|url=https://crickettimes.com/2025/10/ilt20-auction-complete-list-of-players-sold-and-their-prices/|publisher=Cricket Times|access-date=2025-12-07}}</ref> - Some of the lower-profile or local players (on the squad list after auction) were bought for as low as USD 10,000. Sports Claus<ref>{{cite web|title=Sports Claus|url=https://sportsclaus.com/international-league-t20-ilt20-2025-auction-sold-unsold-and-retained-players/|publisher=Sports Claus|access-date=2025-12-07}}</ref> =====
* Auction price reflects recent demand (how much franchises are willing to pay), but does not reflect long-term value: form, consistency, age, future potential, injury history — all matter a lot.

===== - Cricket players move between teams mostly via short-term contracts or auctions, not permanent transfers. So there is no ongoing “market value” for a player in the sense football uses. =====
* Prices fluctuate a lot depending on recent performance, availability, team needs, and auction dynamics. A good form may raise price — but poor form or injury can reduce it drastically.
* There is no centralized system valuing players permanently — unlike football’s transfer market — so any “market value” would be speculative.

Bottom line: we can document what each Dubai Capitals player was last “valued” at (i.e. their last auction price), but we cannot reliably turn that into a stable “market value” that holds over time, for comparison or “transfer-fee” style use.

If you want: I can build a table with all players’ last auction-price + a rough “potential value rating” (e.g. High / Medium / Low), to approximate how valuable they might be going forward.
Do you want me to build that table for you now?