Sam Billings, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Sheldon Cottrell have been signed by the Desert Vipers of the UAE's International League T20 franchise as its international players for the competition's upcoming debut season.
The team owned by Lancer Capital, the Desert Vipers, has also signed Alex Hales, a fellow countryman of Sam Billing. The other two Englishmen who will be enlisting alongside Hales and Billings are Tom Curran and Ben Duckett.
Tom Moody has been appointed by the team as the director of cricket. In addition to coaching with the Punjab franchise from 2008 to 2010, the former Australian cricketer has held a number of high-profile positions in the past, including that of director of cricket and head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. Between 2005 to 2008, he also served as the Sri Lankan team's coach, guiding them to the 2007 World Cup final.