The Indian Premeir League has signed 10 more international players for its inaugural Twenty20 tournament scheduled to begin in April 2008.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed the new additions to the IPL - the board’s proposed official domestic league - to take the player count for the event to 22.

The new list contains five South Africans, captain Graeme Smith, batsman Herschelle Gibbs, left-hander Ashwell Prince, middle-order batsman AB de Villiers and all-rounder Albie Morkel.

Other additions include West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sri Lanka seamer Chaminda Vaas, Australian Justin Langer and New Zealanders Daniel Vettori and Scott Styris.president Lalit Modi said: “We had made a promise to the cricket-loving masses of India of some truly international

BCCI vice–class high-octane action through the Twenty20 format in the IPL.

“It is in line with this promise and philosophy that we have signed some of the best cricketing talent on display internationally, including over five players that have captained their respective countries.

“We are in talks with some very promising talent and should shortly be making some further announcements.”

IPL had already signed veteran stars including spinner Shane Warne, paceman Glenn McGrath, batsman Mohammad Yousuf and former Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming.

Eight Sri Lanka players had also committed to the league earlier this month.