The league committee has decided to pressurise the corporate houses to give more financial benefits to the players as well as open the door for foreign players from first round.

A number of Indian and Pakistani stars came here to play in the tournament and made their presence felt well and true. But in this inaugural version, their entry was restricted until the end of the first round.

"We are thinking of introducing a provision which will enable the houses to resale players on commission. We are working hard to give the tournament a professional shape," said chairman of the league committee Khondokar Jamil Uddin yesterday.

Jamil said that the number of participating teams would also rise to 16 from 12 because they got enormous response from different business houses.

A total of 17 foreigners took part in the just-concluded meet where one player was allowed in the second round and that was doubled for the semifinals and final.

Following foreign cricketers took part in this year's league: Pakistanis Shahid Afridi and Fahad Ullah (Champions ARAF Apparels), Indians Yuvraj Singh and Sandeep Sharma (runners-up Bashundhara Group), Pakistani Abdul Razzaq and Kenyan Steve Tikolo (Beximco), Indians Sanjay Bangar, Romesh Power and Pakistani Imran Nazir (GrameenPhone), Pakistanis Younis Khan and Ashraf Ali (Bangladesh Biman), Pakistanis Taufeeq Umar and Yasir Hameed (Gazi Tank), Pakistanis Rashed Hanif and Saifullah Magsi (Ispahani), Indians Deepdas Gupta and Joydev Mukharjee (Acme).