Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has travelled to England and as per the reports, the discussion on the much-awaited 4-nation series is in the pipelines. Although there is an informal meeting with the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), it will be interesting to see if Cricket Australia (CA) officials also join in the meeting. While speaking to IANS, sources said that discussing will be on the areas of how the 4-nation tournament will take place and how that fits into the Future Tours Programme as well.

“Yes, Ganguly headed to the UK from the Eden Gardens on Wednesday and there will be talks around the 4-nation tournament during his stay there. Cricket Australia officials could also join in. That depends on how things progress as some things need looking into,” the source said.

Earlier, the ECB  had issued a statement after the December meeting which read: “We meet regularly with other leaders from the major cricketing nations to share learnings and discuss topics that impact our sport. A four-nation tournament was raised at a meeting with the BCCI in December and we are open to discussions with other ICC members to see if this concept can develop.”

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Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts seemed happy with the idea.

“I think it’s an example of the innovative thinking coming out of the BCCI with Sourav Ganguly as president,” Roberts had 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.”

The proposed idea if gets the go-ahead of both ECB and CA, will also need the approval of the ICC as it includes more than three teams. Moreover, it will not be a part of the international body’s FTP as well. On the other hand, the ICC is all set to organize one flagship tournament every year during the next eight-year FTP cycle (2023-2031), but the BCCI is not agreed with this idea.