After deciding to stage the Big Bash League opener in Chennai later this year, Cricket Australia (CA) is now open to the possibility of hosting an Ashes Test in India in the future.
However, CA chief executive Todd Greenberg made it clear that there are no immediate plans for such a move. Australia is set to host the Big Bash League opener in Chennai in December.
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“Our relationship with the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) but also the BCCI is very strong, and clearly there are opportunities in India to put more content into certain areas,” Greenberg told BBC’s Stumped podcast.
“It’s not something we’re currently planning, but it would be certainly open to consideration. I think Test cricket between us, England and India is still very strong, probably bucking the trend as to other parts of the world. So we want to make sure we continue to grow it and strengthen it,” he added.
Greenberg also admitted that fitting such an idea into the international cricket calendar would not be easy, as it would need careful planning between all three boards.
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“The challenge for all of us in global cricket is there’s only 365 days in a schedule and we probably need another month or two (to) generate some of the content that we’re trying to,” he said.
England are scheduled to host the next Ashes series next year.