Sri Lankan Premier League is to make waves again with leading Pakistani players ruling the roost amongst a star studded line-up in each of the seven participating teams.
In this year’s edition, Pakistan’s Mohammad Irfan is set to feature too and although he is yet to be signed, sources close to the league claim he would be one of the biggest scalps in the auction this year.
Besides Irfan, the stars of the national T20 team Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, and Shoaib Malik are also set to invoke renewed interest in both the SLPL and the Caribbean Premier League, which will take place from July 29-August 26, and the trio is expected to hog the headlines during their stint in Pearl Island.
Additionally, top Pakistani T20 cricketers like Muhammad Hafeez, Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Umer Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Junaid Khan, who have played the first edition of SLPL will be in action in the second edition as well.
Meanwhile, considering the interest of the cricketing fans, some of the leading broadcasters are trying to acquire telecast rights of the tournament in the country. Amongst them an international broadcaster is willing to shell out big money in lieu of the massive market in the country for the T20 format.
A sports management and marketing company is negotiating the rights with the broadcasters on behalf of SLPL in Pakistan.
