Afridi & Ponting to be named Icon Players of SLPL

According to media reports Sahid Afridi & Ricky Ponting is likely to be named as icon players of SLPL Franchises along with Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardena,Kumar Sangakkara,T M Dilshan,and Muththiha Muralitharan.

Sahid Afridi is going to be the Icon Player of Nagenahir (Eastern Province) Team while Ricky Ponting will be the icon player of Uva Province.That report further stated that players who confirmed participation last year Kieron Pollard,Daniel Christian,Herchel Gibbs,Kevin O Brien & Daniel Vettori will be participating this time alongside Umar Akmal,Umar Gul,Sakib Al Hasan,Mhomad Asraful & Ryan Ten Doschate.
Icon Players for each Franchise -
 Basnahira - T M Dilshan
 Kandurata - Kumar Sangakkara
 Wayamba - Mahela Jayawardena
 Ruhuna-Lasith Malinga
 Uthura - Muththiah Muralithran
 Uva - Ricky Ponting
 Nagenahira - Sahid Afridi