Player draft for Lanka T10 Super League on 10th November

Colombo, 29 October (Hindustan Reporter). The player draft for the inaugural edition of the Lanka T10 Super League will take place in Colombo on November 10, 2024. This tournament will be organized from 12 to 22 December, in which six franchise teams will participate. Local and international players will participate in the fastest format of cricket. Each franchise will select a maximum of 17 players and a minimum of 15 players for its team.

The player registration deadline ends on November 1 and the player signing deadline ends on November 5. Each franchise is allowed to directly contract six players from each category—one icon player, one platinum player, one Category A player from Sri Lanka, and one foreign player, similarly from Category B, one local and one foreign player.

The draft will have 11 rounds, the first round will be decided by manual draw and the remaining rounds will be determined by a randomizer for the pick order.

In the first two rounds, two top-tier players – a Sri Lankan and a foreigner – will be selected, each worth US$35,000 (Category 'A'). 2 more players, a Sri Lankan and a foreigner, will be selected in the third and fourth rounds at US$20,000 each (Category 'B').

In Rounds 5 to 7, franchises can select two Sri Lankan players and one foreign player, each valued at US$10,000 (Category 'C').

Round 8 will focus on selecting a Sri Lankan emerging player for US$2,500, while Round 9 will focus on selecting an emerging player from Zimbabwe or West Indies (US$2,500).

Sri Lanka Cricket President Shammi Silva said, “I am confident that the first draft of the Lanka T10 Super League is going to set the stage for an exciting and entertaining tournament that will add color to the Sri Lankan cricket calendar and will be a great experience for our players and fans. Will bring a new experience.

Anil Mohan, Managing Director, CEO and Founder of IPG, said, “I am confident that the player draft will be successful and will set the stage to select a solid group of players to suit the type of cricket played.”

Samantha Dodanwella, Tournament Director, Lanka T10 Super League, said, “Cricket needs to evolve, and the Lanka T10 Super League will definitely help take the game to new frontiers in our country, bringing in a new wave of fans. “