Indian players will also play in this league. (Photo- Pradeep Dambarage/Nurphoto Via Getty Images)

Many leagues are played in the cricket world, the biggest name is IPL. In this league to be played in India, every big cricketer in the world takes part in. But the players of Team India do not play in any league other than the IPL. However, after retiring from Indian cricket, he is not stopped from playing in any league. There are many players from India who play in different leagues after retiring. Now the name of another league is going to be included in this list.

Indian players will also play in this league

A big announcement has been made for the sixth season of the Lanka Premier League to be played in Sri Lanka. This season will start from 1 December 2025. This time there will be a historical change in the tournament. Actually, for the first time Indian cricketers will take part in this T20 league. The organizers on Monday promised to give a new thrill to the cricket fans with this big announcement. However, which players of India will play in this league, it has not been disclosed at the moment.

24 matches will be played between 5 teams

Five franchise teams will participate in LPL, which will clash against each other twice in the league stage. A total of 24 matches will be played in LPL 2025, including 20 league matches and 4 knockout games. All these matches will be held on three big plains in Sri Lanka, which R. of Colombo. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Kandy's Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and Dambula of Dambula are Dambula International Cricket Stadium.

At the end of the league stage, four top teams will make it to the playoffs. The first match of the playoffs will be between the qualifier 1 top two teams, in which the winning team will directly enter the final. The third and fourth-ranked teams will face face-to-face in Eliminator, and the winning team of this match will play qualifier 2 with the lost team of Qualifier 1. The winner of Qualifier 2 will be the second finalist.

LPL will conflict with LT20 and BBL

However, this time the Lanka Premier League will be confronted by Australia's Big Bash League (BBL) and UAE's ILT20. Actually, both these leagues are also to be played from December 2025. At the same time, there are many players who play in all these leagues. In such a situation, these players have to choose one league, which will be a big blow for the rest of the league. However, this decision has been taken keeping in mind the World Cup 2026, which is to be played early next year.