Melbourne: Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has termed BCCI President Sourav Ganguly’s idea for a four-nation ‘ODI Super Series’ as “innovative” but stopped short of giving any commitment.
Ganguly had said India will lock horns with England, Australia and one other top cricketing side in an annual ODI series starting 2021. The move is seen as a counter to prevent ICC from implementing their plan of having a global event organised by the international body in every calendar year. After a recent meeting with Ganguly in London, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said it was open to discussions on the matter.
“I think it’s an example of the innovative thinking coming out of the BCCI with Sourav Ganguly as president,” Roberts said. “In his very short time, only a couple of months, we have already seen India commit to and host a day-night Test in Kolkata, so a brilliant result there. And now a suggestion around the Super Series, another potential innovation,” he added.
The CA CEO said he will be in India next month and Bangladesh talking about the future cricket calendar. He also said he had discussions with New Zealand and Pakistan “talking about the importance of our future partnership”. He said that all other nations should also be given opportunities for quality cricket and chances to raise revenue. (IANS)
