Times of Islamabad

Big 3 India, Australia and England to lunch an unprecedented new initiative

Big 3 India, Australia and England to lunch an unprecedented new initiative

NEW DELHI – Big 3 India, Australia and England to lunch an unprecedentednew initiative.

Big 3; India, Australia, and England, are now considering to start anannual 4-nation ODI series. According to the reports, the tournamentfeaturing one more top team will start in 2021 and will be heldalternatively in these three countries.

The tournament is being labeled as Super Series and BCCI Chief, SouravGanguly, has confirmed that the first edition will be held in India.——————————

Australia, England, India, and another top team will feature in the SuperSeries, which begins in 2021, and the first edition of the tournament willbe played in India.

The England Cricket Board (ECB) has also confirmed the development,however, its media statement said that it will be discussing the matterwith other cricket boards as well to gauge the idea’s feasibility.

A four-nation tournament was raised at a meeting with the BCCI in Decemberand we are open to discussions with other ICC members to see if thisconcept can develop.

Whether the plan goes through or not is yet unclear, however, the intendedtournament is getting a mixed response from the cricketing experts.——————————

Some are of the view that the former Big 3 members are once again trying toisolate other boards, whereas some believe that it will be a highlycompetitive tournament considering India, Australia and England are amongthe top limited-overs teams today.