Karachi, June 21 -- Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is looking to start up a T20 league in August despite uncertainty over hosting India and Bangladesh. According to ESPNCricinfo, Sri Lanka have managed the Covid-19 crisis better than many other nations so far, SLC believes it has an opportunity this year to safely host a tournament with significant foreign involvement, while other leagues are struggling to draw overseas talent.

The reports also stated that SLC CEO Ashley de Silva is understood to have written to other boards about the prospect of a Lankan Premier League (LPL), while foreign players have also been approached.

However, tournament planning is in the early stages and the SLC is working on a theory that LPL may feature five teams and...