England and Wales Cricket Board Chief Executive Richard Gould has reportedly responded positively to Indian Captain Shubman Gill’s appeal of bringing back triangular tournaments. Gould has confirmed that multiple tri-series tournaments have been planned for the upcoming duration of 12 to 18 months. According to reports by Dainik Jagran, the ECB is backing the comeback of the format; however, no specific fixtures or participating nations have been announced yet.
Notably, ahead of the first England ODI in Birmingham had said, "I grew up watching 50-over cricket a lot, and it remained an integral part of my childhood.” "When I think of the World Cup, the first thought that comes to mind is the 50-over World Cup. For me, the 50-over World Cup is the most prestigious World Cup. I don't think it should be changed to 40 overs,” he added.
"If I ever get a chance to play in a triangular series, it will be fun because you are not playing one team continuously. If we want to make this format more interesting, instead of having bilateral series, we can have triangular or quadrangular series. That'll be interesting to play and to watch,” the Indian ODI skipper went on to say.
ECB Confirms Multiple Tri-Series Have Planned for Future Scheduling
As per reports by Dainik Jagran, Gould has acknowledged that several tri-series have been planned considering the room in the international calendar. Reports further suggest that while England’s calendar currently lean towards formats that don’t stretch the calendar excessively, the ECB remains open to explore the tournaments going forward.
Notably, several tri-series tournaments have already been played under the ICC’s Future Tours Programme covering 2023 to 2027. Pakistan hosted a tri-series in February 2025, with New Zealand and South Africa, which came in as a warm-up game before the ICC Champions Trophy. In addition, a T20I series is also planned for August-September 2026 in Namibia between South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia, the three co-hosts for the 2027 World Cup.
