The BPL governing council, which is running the glamorous Bangladesh Premier League, is planning to introduce another T20 competition from next year involving only the local players.

"The local players are not playing well in the BPL. It's a concern. To improve their skill and ability in the shortest format of the game we are planning to introduce another T20 competition involving only the local players," BPL governing council member secretary IH Mallick told yesterday.

He also said that they might invite the current franchises or seek four to five new teams in the competition, which will take place at a time when all the national players will be available.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is currently facing criticism for allowing five foreign players in the on-going fifth edition of the BPL. It substantially curbed the participation of the local players in the seven-team meet.