300 overseas players for LPL Player Draft on 5 Nov.

The Player Draft of Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 League, the Lanka Premier League 2021 second edition, is scheduled to be held on 5 November, featuring a total of 600 players, consisting of 300 overseas and 300 Sri Lankan players.

The draft will be held virtually with the participation of the five Franchise owners and Sri Lanka Cricket officials.

The draft will consist of 20 rounds, covering several player categories, such as ‘Local and Overseas Icon Player’, ‘Local and Overseas Diamond Player’, ‘Local and Overseas Gold Player’, and ‘Local and Overseas Classic Player’. There will also be ‘Local Emerging’ and ‘Supplementary Local’ rounds focusing on selecting Sri Lanka’s young talent.

A squad will consist of 20 players, with 14 local and six overseas players. If necessary, a team can retain eight players (four local and four overseas) from the previous year’s squad, whilst the rest will have to be picked from the upcoming Player Draft.

The first round of the tournament, commencing 5 December, will be played at the RPICS Colombo, whilst the final round, commencing 20 December, will be held at MRICS, Hambantota.