Dhaka, March 3 -- Sri Lanka will be hosting the Asian Legend Cricket tournament with the participation of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and others in Dambulla soon, as part of the country's efforts to promote sports tourism.

Sports and Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said the country has undertaken comprehensive plans to promote sports tourism, highlighting the positive impact of the measures on both tourism and sports.

As part of the move, Sri Lanka is also bringing in one of India's biggest cricketers to advertise the campaign, said the Minister, adding that they will be taking steps to promote golf tourism as well.

"In the coming days, we will play a legends tournament with players such as Chris Gayle, Aaron Fi...