Lalit Modi mulling IPL-style Twenty20 tournament in Rajasthan

Lalit Modi, the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) president and the brain behind the inception of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is planning to start a similar league in his home state. According to a report in the 'Indian Express', Modi isn't just planning to launch a Twenty20 tournament, but he is also mulling at the possibility of bringing in international players.

Despite Modi and the current administrators in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) not being at the best of terms, the league isn't expected to face any roadblock in terms of getting the No-Objection Certificate, especially with the boards of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu already hosting similar Twenty20 leagues.
"It's in the planning stage and though nothing has been finalised yet, we will decide soon whether to have a T20 league or not. The talks are on," RCA secretary Sumendra Tiwary was quoted as saying by the Indian Express on Friday (July 15).
"He (Modi) is part of it; after all he is the president of RCA," added Tiwary, when asked about the specific role of Modi.
The BCCI has clarified that they don't intend to stop any state associations from starting Twenty20 leagues, although it has clearly stated in its guidelines that such associations can rope in players only from their own states and shouldn't be seen poaching talents from other states and countries.
"They can host the league as it's a domestic tournament and anyway they are hosting their own inter-district and other tournaments," a BCCI official was quoted as saying in the same report.