Vipers Analyst Freddie Wilde on the auction - plus the fixtures for Season 5 are here!

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This time, in the wake of the Season 5 auction that took place at the ICC Academy at Dubai Sports City on the 1st of October, we speak with Vipers Analyst Freddie Wilde as he takes us behind the curtain of what auction preparations and the event itself look like from the perspective of a franchise looking to secure the best talent available.

It’s a terrific insight into what goes on within a set-up both before and during an auction and it’s well worth your time.

The fact the auction has taken place really is a starting gun for the race towards Season 5, which is due to get underway in the third week of November and in fact, as we were going live with this podcast, the fixtures for the new season have been announced, with the Vipers beginning the title defence with a repeat of last season’s final, against MI Emirates at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday the 21st of November.

The Vipers have 10 group matches, two each against the five other teams, finishing up with a match against Gulf Giants, again in Dubai, on Sunday the 13th of December. The finals series then kicks in from December the 16th, with the final in Dubai on Sunday the 20th. 

As ever here on Vipers Voices, we’ll keep you up to date with all the latest news within the Vipers camp as the clock ticks down towards that start.

Something else that has come out since our previous podcast is a renewal of the Vipers’ deal with JA Resorts, a place where the team has stayed throughout the history of the DP World ILT20.

The bonus in this renewal is that JA now has its own dedicated state-of-the-art facility right on the doorstep of the team hotel and that’s something that is already offering significant value to the Vipers as a home for the Talent Pathway Programme, which is now in its second year of operation. And the players selected in the auction will get the benefit of those facilities when they start gathering in mid-November ahead of Season 5 as the Vipers attempt to become the first side to win back-to-back DP World ILT20 titles.

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