In November 2020, Indian fantasy cricket league platform My11Circle was named the title sponsor with a bid of Rs 150M (15 crore) for the tournament.

[18] Pakistani players Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Wahab Riaz pulled out of the tournament as they were named in the 35 member Pakistan squad for the series against New Zealand in December 2020.

[21] Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan who was not initially picked by any franchises in the draft was later signed by the Kandy Tuskers.

[22] Manvinder Bisla who was picked by Colombo Kings in the draft had later pulled out of the tournament owing to the strict 14-day quarantine procedure to foreign players.

[30] Sohail Tanvir who was set to play for Kandy Tuskers was replaced by Dale Steyn after testing positive for COVID-19.

[7] The possibility of moving the tournament to either Malaysia or the United Arab Emirates was once considered to circumvent the 14-day quarantine.