The event will be held in a window between November and December of the current year
\nnews desk
\nislamabad
\nA team from Pakistan is likely to be a part of the Lanka Premier League. The dialogue has reached its finals stages and an announcement is expected in the near future.
\nAccording to details, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been attempting to start a league of its own however the dates have been constantly changing due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
\nThe tournament will include Dambulla Hawks, Galle Dolphins, Jaffna Cobras, Colombo Lions and Kandy Tuskers. A total of 23 matches will be played where each team is likely to play a minimum of eight matches and a maximum of 10 matches.
\nAccording to sources, a team from Pakistan might soon be added to the league with its owner rumored to have a considerable amount of cricketing knowledge.
\nThe event will be held in a window between November and December of the current year. The management has added big names such as Pakistan\u2019s Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez in the initial list of icon cricketers.
\nInternational players such as AB De Villiers, Eoin Morgan, Yuvraj Singh, Sunil Narine, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Matthews, Irfan Pathan, Chris Gayle, Alex Hales, Shane Watson and Shakibal Hasan could also be part of the tournament.
\nA total of 30 international cricketers are expected to participate in the league.
\nThe inclusion of Indian players is subjected to the issuance of NOC\u2019s by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
\nIt should be noted that the SLC has granted franchise ownership rights, media broadcasting rights and ground sponsorship rights to a Dubai-based company IPG for five years which were sold at the cost of $11 million.
\nThe SLC will receive $1.9 million annually for the first two years while a 10 per cent increase will be made for the next three years.
\nThe SLC will have to look after the management of the grounds and umpires while all other activities would be handled by the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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