As many as 12 Indian players are expected to feature in Sri Lankan Premier League, the first edition of which begins on July 19.
According to NDTV, which quoted a Sri Lankan cricket website as its source, the list includes the likes of Munaf Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Dinesh Karthik, Irfan Pathan, Manish Pandey, Manoj Tiwary, Paul Valthaty, Ravindra Jadeja, Saurabh Tiwary, Umesh Yadav and Vinay Kumar.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has secured the services of several prominent overseas cricketers, including Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollardand Daniel Vettori, who are currently engaged in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The list of overseas players, which currently features 33 cricketers, also includes the names of David Warner, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Akmal, Albie Morkel, Herschelle Gibbs, Kevin O'Brien and Tamim Iqbal among others.