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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10549755" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/33/Sri_Lanka_Cricket_Logo.png/120px-Sri_Lanka_Cricket_Logo.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Sri Lanka's cash-strapped cricket governing body is likely to scale  down its inaugural Twenty20 league and go ahead without foreign players,  a source close to the process said Tuesday.The Sri Lanka Premier  League (SLPL) was scheduled to kick off on July 19 with players from  Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and the West Indies, but  foreigners demanding hefty fees are now unlikely to be included."The thinking at the moment is to go ahead with only local players," a source close to Sri Lanka Cricket told AFP.He  said a decision by India to ban its players from taking part in the  SLPL, which is modelled on the successful Indian Premier League (IPL),  had undermined the viability of Sri Lanka's venture.The  involvement of Indian stars in the event was seen as essential to  enhance television audiences in the lucrative Indian market.Sri  Lanka co-hosted the 2011 World Cup at a cost of $69 million, far in  excess of its projected budget amid allegations of financial  mismanagement.India was opposed to participating in the SLPL  after media reports that the tournament had links to Lalit Modi, the  sacked former boss of IPL.Sri Lanka has denied the involvement of  Modi who faces criminal charges and accusations from Indian cricket  authorities over millions of dollars misappropriated during his  three-year tenure as IPL chairman.AFP</blockquote>

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