Sri Lanka cricket decides to shelve plans for glamorous T20 tournament

After the massive success of Indian Premier League all across the world, Sri Lanka cricket had planned to replicate it on their own way. The officials had thought of having a T20 tournament that would draw international stars to take part. The Lankans had launched their own T20 tournament in 2012 in a hope of having great success. However, it was a huge flop and was canceled after one season.

But the board officials revealed that the plans have been scrapped and they are focusing on the Sri Lanka Cricket T20 league featuring local players. It was further stated that the league will nurture the youngsters by letting them play alongside the island's best.

“There won’t be any foreign players and we will be focusing on our international players. The new league will focus on the youngsters and will nurture them by giving them the opportunity to play alongside the nation’s best in the four teams that will take part,” a board official was quoted as saying by news agency AFP.