Day-Night Test: Playing pink ball will be challenging, says Virat Kohli
5 years, 1 month ago

Day-Night Test: Playing pink ball will be challenging, says Virat Kohli

India TV News  

Team India captain Virat Kohli said that playing the pink ball will be challenging but he along with everyone in the team is excited for it. Kohli is the only Indian batter till now, who hasn't played any competitive game with the pink ball but he is confident that it can be taken care of in the Day-Night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata, starting Friday. From historical landmarks to skyscrapers, everything will turn pink on the day and the 31-year-old feels the hype surrounding the 'Pink Ball Test' in Kolkata is at par with the India-Pakistan World Twenty20 in 2016. "You can't just go in two days before and say you're playing a pink ball Test in a week's time.

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India's pink-ball frailties exposed under floodlights – Has anything changed since the catastrophe of 36 all out?
1 month ago

India's pink-ball frailties exposed under floodlights – Has anything changed since the catastrophe of 36 all out?

Hindustan Times  

Played two, lost two. The Indian team has plenty to adapt to when it comes to playing pink-ball Tests away from home The December 2020 day-night Test against Tim Paine’s outfit was only India’s second of that kind. Between then and this latest pink-ball disaster, India hosted two night Tests – against England in Ahmedabad in February 2021 and against …

AUS vs IND, Pink-ball Test: Sunil Gavaskar's advice on how Day-night Tests can thrive
1 month ago

AUS vs IND, Pink-ball Test: Sunil Gavaskar's advice on how Day-night Tests can thrive

India Today  

Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar shared a suggestion for pink-ball Tests, saying that the matches should be hosted in cities with a “busy corporate life”. Gavaskar also suggested that a series comprising four to five Tests can have one Day-Night Test. “One pink-ball Test in a four-match and five-match series should be fine,” Gavaskar added. Australia keep dominating Day-Night Tests Australia …

Pink Ball Vs Red Ball in Test Cricket: How pink ball is different?
1 month ago

Pink Ball Vs Red Ball in Test Cricket: How pink ball is different?

India Today  

India and Australia are locking horns in the second Test of the ongoing five-match Test series between the two teams at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. Notably, a day/night Test is played with a pink ball rather than the usual red ball used in Test cricket which adds to the excitement of the game. Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee also …

Pink-ball Test: Virat Kohli flops, luck runs out for KL Rahul in chaotic 1st session
1 month ago

Pink-ball Test: Virat Kohli flops, luck runs out for KL Rahul in chaotic 1st session

India Today  

The first session of the pink-ball Test between India and Australia in Adelaide lived up to the hype. Mitchell Starc struck in the first delivery of the match, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill flaunted their class and rode their luck before it ran out. AUS vs IND, 2nd Test Day 1 Live However, KL Rahul, who was given the backing …

India vs Australia: All set for a twilight test in pink
1 month ago

India vs Australia: All set for a twilight test in pink

Hindustan Times  

Adelaide: The first-ever day-night, pink-ball Test was played in Adelaide in November 2015. No one was quite sure if the pink ball would last, there were even suggestions about coloured clothing and it was all a bit of an experiment then; a way to maybe draw crowd back to Test cricket. So it’s a challenge but of a different kind, …

Pink ball does more than red, one has to find his own way to deal with it: Rohit
1 month ago

Pink ball does more than red, one has to find his own way to deal with it: Rohit

Deccan Chronicle  

Adelaide: India skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday said that one will need to devise his own methods to deal with the challenges posed by the pink Kookaburra ball during the day/night Test against Australia as it would do a bit more than the traditional red cherry. Rohit, who didn't score too many in the truncated warm-up game against the Prime …

Pink ball Test not a problem for mentally strong India: Rohit warns Australia
1 month ago

Pink ball Test not a problem for mentally strong India: Rohit warns Australia

India Today  

India might not have played as many pink ball Test matches as Australia, but adjusting to the same will not be a problem for the mentally strong team, said India captain Rohit Sharma. The last time India played in a pink ball Test match in Australia, they were bowled out for 36-all out in the second innings of that game. …

A Study in Pink: The curious case of the ‘twilight phase’ in day-night Tests - a data story
1 month ago

A Study in Pink: The curious case of the ‘twilight phase’ in day-night Tests - a data story

The Hindu  

For decades, Test cricket had a template relationship with different times of the day. The advent of the day-night Tests in 2015 introduced a few new elements into the mix, albeit none more prominent than the ‘twilight phase’. The day-night Tests have seen wickets fall at an average of 25.16 runs in the third session when the twilight factor usually …

Pink Ball Test Update: India vs Australia 2nd Test Gets New Start Time
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1 month ago

Pink Ball Test Update: India vs Australia 2nd Test Gets New Start Time

ABP News  

IND vs AUS Pink Ball Test Update: The second match of IND vs AUS Border-Gavaskar Test series will be played at Adelaide Oval from December 6. India vs Australia 2nd Test in Adelaide will be a day-night test, which will be played with a pink ball. Check below when, where and at what time you will be able to watch …

Picking pink ball from hand could be tricky, admits KL Rahul
1 month ago

Picking pink ball from hand could be tricky, admits KL Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

Adelaide: Gearing up for his first Day/Night Test, senior India batter KL Rahul has figured out that the pink Kookaburra comes at a quicker pace, hits the hands harder while fielding and picking it from the bowler's hand is pretty tricky. "Ball seems a bit more harder than the red ball and while fielding also, you can feel the ball …

AUS vs IND 2nd Test: Have been told where I will bat, says KL Rahul
1 month, 1 week ago

AUS vs IND 2nd Test: Have been told where I will bat, says KL Rahul

The Hindu  

Australia is the land where it all began for K.L. You will have to wait for day one or maybe when the captain comes tomorrow.” Evolving batting positions, ranging from opening to the number six slot, have shadowed Rahul’s decade-long international career. The first 30-40 balls matter; if I can manage that, then everything else seems like regular batting.” In …

Watch: Virat Kohli takes sharp catch during Team India’s ‘high-octane’ fielding session ahead of 2nd BGT 2024 Test
1 month, 1 week ago

Watch: Virat Kohli takes sharp catch during Team India’s ‘high-octane’ fielding session ahead of 2nd BGT 2024 Test

Live Mint  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has shared a video of Team India getting their fielding practice ahead of the 2nd Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024 Test match. The BCCI calls it a “high-octane fielding session” with Fielding Coach TK Dilip. At the same time, seasoned cricket icons like Virat Kohli, Jaspreet Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are “Today's fielding …

Watch: Virat Kohli takes sharp catch during Team India’s ‘high-octane’ fielding session ahead of 2nd BGT 2024 Test
1 month, 1 week ago

Watch: Virat Kohli takes sharp catch during Team India’s ‘high-octane’ fielding session ahead of 2nd BGT 2024 Test

Live Mint  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has shared a video of Team India getting their fielding practice ahead of the 2nd Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024 Test match. The BCCI calls it a “high-octane fielding session” with Fielding Coach TK Dilip. At the same time, seasoned cricket icons like Virat Kohli, Jaspreet Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are “Today's fielding …

36 all out and runaway victories: A look at how India have fared in pink-ball Tests over the years
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1 month, 1 week ago

36 all out and runaway victories: A look at how India have fared in pink-ball Tests over the years

Hindustan Times  

India play just their fifth-ever pink-ball Test when they face Australia at the Adelaide Oval from December 6 for the second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Once again, Bangladesh had no answers to India's pacers as Ishant took four wickets and Umesh took five to dismiss the visitors for 195 runs and India won their first pink-ball Test by an …

AUS vs IND: How India have fared in pink ball Tests over the years
1 month, 1 week ago

AUS vs IND: How India have fared in pink ball Tests over the years

India Today  

India's tryst with the pink ball Test began in 2019, and since then, the team has showcased its dominance with several emphatic victories. The journey began at Eden Gardens in Kolkata against Bangladesh in November 2019, which was India's first-ever pink ball Test. India's pink ball outings so far A year later, India faced Australia in a Day-Night Test at …

IND vs AUS: India’s record in Pink Ball Tests; what happened when India last played Australia in a day-night Test?
1 month, 1 week ago

IND vs AUS: India’s record in Pink Ball Tests; what happened when India last played Australia in a day-night Test?

Live Mint  

India go into the second Test against Australia in Adelaide with a upper hand after winning the first game in Perth by a huge 295 runs in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. India's record in day-night Tests India's first pink ball Test match came in 2019 against Bangladesh. So far, India have played four pink ball Test matches. With 277 runs …

IND vs AUS: India’s record in Pink Ball Tests; what happened when India last played Australia in a day-night Test?
1 month, 1 week ago

IND vs AUS: India’s record in Pink Ball Tests; what happened when India last played Australia in a day-night Test?

Live Mint  

India go into the second Test against Australia in Adelaide with a upper hand after winning the first game in Perth by a huge 295 runs in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. India's record in day-night Tests India's first pink ball Test match came in 2019 against Bangladesh. So far, India have played four pink ball Test matches. With 277 runs …

Indian pacers give review of bowling with pink ball: Tough for batters
1 month, 1 week ago

Indian pacers give review of bowling with pink ball: Tough for batters

India Today  

The Indian pacers gave a review of bowling with the pink ball ahead of the 2nd Test vs Australia. In a video released by the BCCI on their social media, the Indian pacers admitted the uncertain nature of the pink ball and how it could pose a tough challenge for the batters. Watch the video here It’s 𝗣𝗶ð—û𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹 ð—ç𝗶𝗺𝗲 …

India to play two-day pink-ball warm-up match ahead of the day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide
5 months ago

India to play two-day pink-ball warm-up match ahead of the day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide

India TV News  

The Indian men's cricket team will face Prime Minister's XI in a two-day pink-ball warm-up match to fine-tune their prep ahead of the day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide. The warm-up fixture will be played at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on November 30 and December 1 leading into the second Test at the Adelaide Oval starting December 6. The …

Chris Woakes says omission from England Test tour of India ‘a fair decision’
1 year ago

Chris Woakes says omission from England Test tour of India ‘a fair decision’

The Independent  

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Rohit Sharma elated after India's series sweep over SL: We have enjoyed it, crowd makes it more special
2 years, 9 months ago

Rohit Sharma elated after India's series sweep over SL: We have enjoyed it, crowd makes it more special

India Today  

Captain Rohit Sharma was elated after India extended their winning streak at home to 15 Test series after defeating Sri Lanka by 238 runs in the Pink ball Test in Bengaluru on day three and completing a 2-0 series whitewash on Monday. Calling the Pink ball Tests challenging, Rohit Sharma heaped rich praise on Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, R Ashwin …

Pink-ball Test: Pitch invader takes a selfie with Virat Kohli before being chased away by police in Bengaluru
2 years, 9 months ago

Pink-ball Test: Pitch invader takes a selfie with Virat Kohli before being chased away by police in Bengaluru

India Today  

As many as 3 fans evaded security and entered the playing area at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Day 2 of the ongoing pink-ball Test between India and Sri Lanka. Two of them even managed to reach Virat Kohli and get a selfie with former captain Virat Kohli before the 3 spectators were chased out of the field by security …

Pink ball Test: Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant put India on cusp of series win over Sri Lanka on Day 2
2 years, 9 months ago

Pink ball Test: Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant put India on cusp of series win over Sri Lanka on Day 2

India Today  

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah struck early blows to put the hosts on course for a series-clinching victory against Sri Lanka in the Pink-ball Test at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. Chasing 447 for an improbable win, Sri Lanka were reduced to 28 for one at stumps on the second day of the Bengaluru Test against India on Sunday. …

Pink-ball Test: Virat Kohli frustrated as ball keeps low before LBW, India star's average slips below 50
2 years, 9 months ago

Pink-ball Test: Virat Kohli frustrated as ball keeps low before LBW, India star's average slips below 50

India Today  

The Bengaluru crowd went silent as Virat Kohli was dismissed for the 2nd time in as many days by a delivery that kept low on a pitch that has witnessed some uneven bounce during the Pink-ball Test against Sri Lanka. India vs Sri Lanka, Pink-ball Test Day 2: Live Updates On Sunday, Kohli looked proactive as the ball started to …

Jasprit Bumrah: The pink ball comes faster at you
2 years, 9 months ago

Jasprit Bumrah: The pink ball comes faster at you

The Hindu  

India vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah spoke about adjusting to how quickly the pink ball travelled and getting used to its feel on the eve of India's day-night Test against Sri Lanka, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. A red ball swings in the morning but maybe, the pink ball won't swing much in the afternoon but start jagging around at …

India vs Sri Lanka: There are no set parameters for adjustments required in pink-ball Tests, says Jasprit Bumrah
2 years, 9 months ago

India vs Sri Lanka: There are no set parameters for adjustments required in pink-ball Tests, says Jasprit Bumrah

Firstpost  

Jasprit Bumrah said India are still learning how to approach pink ball games. Bengaluru: India vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah feels that cricketers need to make a few “mental adjustments” going into a ‘Pink Ball’ Test but defining one set parameter for that is not possible since all three day-night games they have played in the past were in varied conditions. Bumrah …

India-Sri Lanka pink-ball Test brings surface tension to its makers
2 years, 10 months ago

India-Sri Lanka pink-ball Test brings surface tension to its makers

Hindustan Times  

On the evidence of 18 day-night Tests played around the world, talk would generally revolve around the twilight hour when the pink ball would change tack to make batting against the quick bowlers much more challenging. But the 2021 India-England Test in Ahmedabad that ended inside two playing days—the shortest completed Test in terms of balls bowled since 1935—brought to …

There are no set parameters for adjustments required in pink-ball Tests: Bumrah
2 years, 10 months ago

There are no set parameters for adjustments required in pink-ball Tests: Bumrah

India TV News  

India vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah on Friday said the cricketers need to make a few "mental adjustments" going into a Pink Ball Test but defining one set parameter for that is not possible since all three day-night games they have played in the past, had varied conditions. Bumrah they are still learning how to approach pink ball games. "In the afternoon …

Pink ball and lights take centrestage
3 years ago

Pink ball and lights take centrestage

The Hindu  

England heads into the day-night second Ashes Test here on Thursday under pressure and facing an ominous task against an Australian team which has won all its eight pink-ball matches. Poor decisions It wasn’t helped by poor decision-making — notably captain Joe Root choosing to bat after winning the toss on a juicy Gabba pitch and the widely criticised omission …

Edulji, Rangaswamy prefer 'four-day' Tests but want BCCI to restart red ball cricket
3 years, 3 months ago

Edulji, Rangaswamy prefer 'four-day' Tests but want BCCI to restart red ball cricket

The Hindu  

Australia head coach Matthew Mott reiterated his call for five-day Test in women's cricket but former India captains Diana Edulji and Shantha Rangaswamy are among the ones who prefer status quo and instead want resumption of red-ball cricket in domestic cricket. Anyway, you are allowed 100 overs in a day which makes 400 overs for the game, only 50 less …

Pink ball Test: Mithali Raj dwells on the positives
3 years, 3 months ago

Pink ball Test: Mithali Raj dwells on the positives

The Hindu  

Mithali Raj believes India has several positives to take away from the two Tests the team has played this year. “We were on the verge of losing to England, but the lower order put on great partnerships,” said Mithali. All our seamers bowled well, too.” She lauded the great effort from the 38-year-old bowling spearhead Jhulan Goswami. “Along with her, …

Pink-ball Test: Not thinking about my century, team needs me to bat long, says India opener Smriti Mandhana
3 years, 3 months ago

Pink-ball Test: Not thinking about my century, team needs me to bat long, says India opener Smriti Mandhana

India Today  

Smriti Mandhana headlined a rain-hit opening day with a career-best 80 not out as the Indian women's cricket team finished on 132 for 1 in the one-off Day & Night Pink-ball Test against Australia at Gold Coast on Thursday. India opener Smriti Mandhana familiarised herself with the pink ball by keeping one in her kit bag for the last three …

AUSW vs INDW: ‘Trial by fire’ for India as it takes on Australia in pink-ball Test
3 years, 3 months ago

AUSW vs INDW: ‘Trial by fire’ for India as it takes on Australia in pink-ball Test

The Hindu  

Having gained in confidence with a fighting performance in the one-dayers, the Indian women’s cricket team will now have to go through a trial by fire when it make its day-night Test debut against Australia in Gold Coast on Thursday. India and Australia last played a Test in 2006 with only Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami featuring in that game …

Harmanpreet Kaur ruled out of pink-ball Test against Australia
3 years, 3 months ago

Harmanpreet Kaur ruled out of pink-ball Test against Australia

The Hindu  

Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of India's pink-ball Test against Australia, starting Thursday. India's women's cricket team will be playing its first-ever pink-ball Test and Mithali confirmed that the team had no pink-ball sessions in the Bengaluru camp as the focus was on 50-over cricket. "The Test match is going to be a challenging affair for the Indian team …

AUS W vs IND W Pink Ball Test - Curious to see what pink ball does in twilight period: Mithali Raj
3 years, 3 months ago

AUS W vs IND W Pink Ball Test - Curious to see what pink ball does in twilight period: Mithali Raj

India TV News  

India skipper Mithali Raj is "curious" to see what the pink ball does, especially in the twilight period, as the women's team goes into its first-ever day-night Test against Australia with only two days of practice. Though India lost the preceding ODI series 1-2, they were able to break Australia's 26-match winning steak and fought hard in the second and …

India vs Australia: Mithali Raj 'quite curious' to see how pink ball behaves ahead of maiden day-night Test
3 years, 3 months ago

India vs Australia: Mithali Raj 'quite curious' to see how pink ball behaves ahead of maiden day-night Test

Firstpost  

With the 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Australia and ODI series to follow, the team has got very little time to prepare for the Test, beginning at the Carrara Oval in Gold Coast on Thursday. Gold Coast: India skipper Mithali Raj is “curious” to see what the pink ball does, especially in the twilight period, as the women’s team goes …

India confident of doing well in maiden Day-Night Test: Mithali
3 years, 3 months ago

India confident of doing well in maiden Day-Night Test: Mithali

The Hindu  

Test matches are rare in women’s cricket. Talking to reporters on the eve of the one-off Test against Australia at Carrara, captain Mithali Raj said her team was in a confident frame of mind after the ODI series. Mithali’s counterpart Meg Lanning said playing against India in a Test would be exciting. “ we can go and play a Test …

Annabel Sutherland backs Jhulan Goswami’s experience with new ball in D/N Test “spectacle”
3 years, 3 months ago

Annabel Sutherland backs Jhulan Goswami’s experience with new ball in D/N Test “spectacle”

The Hindu  

Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland believed that Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami, who claimed three wickets and sealed the visitor's win with the bat in the third One-Day International on Sunday, could be a force to reckon with in the upcoming pink-ball Test, starting September 30. While Australia has had a taste of day/night Test cricket when it played England under lights …

Jhulan Goswami: Wanted to stand up as a senior
3 years, 3 months ago

Jhulan Goswami: Wanted to stand up as a senior

The Hindu  

Jhulan Goswami could not quite finish the job for India with the ball in the previous match, but on Sunday, she did, albeit with the bat. When she danced down the track and lofted Sophie Molineux’s third ball in the final over for a boundary at Mackay, it marked the end of Australia’s winning streak of 26 ODI wins as …

India vs Australia: Hemlata Kala backs Mithali Raj-led side to shine in historic pink-ball Test
3 years, 3 months ago

India vs Australia: Hemlata Kala backs Mithali Raj-led side to shine in historic pink-ball Test

Firstpost  

The India women’s cricket team is set to make their pink-ball debut in the upcoming tour of Australia, and former chief selector Hemlata Kala believes the team certainly can come out on top against the mighty Aussies. The upcoming women’s tour of Australia will be a historic one, with the Indian team set to play their first-ever pink-ball Test towards …

Despite pink-ball Test hype, focus on ODI series in Australia: Ramesh Powar
3 years, 4 months ago

Despite pink-ball Test hype, focus on ODI series in Australia: Ramesh Powar

India TV News  

Indian women's cricket team coach Ramesh Powar has said that despite the hype being built around the one-off pink-ball Test against Australia at the Gabba beginning September 30, the team's main focus would be on the three-match ODI series keeping in mind the 2022 World Cup in March next year. Indian women will commence their Australia tour with a three-match …

Rangaswamy wants domestic pink-ball event before Australian challenge
3 years, 6 months ago

Rangaswamy wants domestic pink-ball event before Australian challenge

The Hindu  

BCCI Apex Council member Shantha Rangaswamy has written to her colleagues, including the office-bearers, suggesting the "dire" need to organise a domestic pink-ball competition before the historic women's day-night Test in Australia from September 30. In her suggestions for giving a boost to women's cricket, former India captain Rangaswamy stressed the need to compensate women cricketers on the domestic circuit …

Pink-ball Test against India going to be well-contested: Ellyse Perry
3 years, 7 months ago

Pink-ball Test against India going to be well-contested: Ellyse Perry

Hindustan Times  

Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry reckons the presence of skillful batters in the Indian women's team will make the pink ball Test a well-contested affair despite the conditions at Perth being more suited to the hosts. The pitch provides that little bit of extra pace and bounce, the ball carries through really well, there's a little bit of sideways movement," Perry …

Ellyse Perry feels skillful Indian batters will make pink ball Test 'well-contested' affair
3 years, 7 months ago

Ellyse Perry feels skillful Indian batters will make pink ball Test 'well-contested' affair

India TV News  

Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry reckons the presence of skillful batters in the Indian women's team will make the pink ball Test a well-contested affair despite the conditions at Perth being more suited to the hosts. "That's certainly in favour … our conditions and the Australian style of cricket but having said that, looking at the Indian team, some of the …

Rangaswamy, Edulji suggest practice matches before pink ball Test
3 years, 7 months ago

Rangaswamy, Edulji suggest practice matches before pink ball Test

The Hindu  

As India’s women’s cricket team gears up for its maiden pink-ball Test against Australia in September, former captains Shantha Rangaswamy and Diana Edulji believe that it would be good for the players if the Board of Control for Cricket in India conducts a domestic preparatory pink-ball tournament ahead of the tour. READ| Rangaswamy believes that with the one-off Test scheduled …

Indian women's team to play maiden pink ball Test in Australia later this year
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian women's team to play maiden pink ball Test in Australia later this year

The Hindu  

The Indian women's cricket team will compete in its maiden day-night Test from September 30 to October 3 when it tours Australia this year. Taking forward our commitment towards women's cricket, I am extremely pleased to announce that Team India @BCCIwomen will play in their first-ever pink ball day-night Test later this year in Australia. The pink ball Test between …

Indian women's team to play first day/night Test in Australia, confirms BCCI
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian women's team to play first day/night Test in Australia, confirms BCCI

India TV News  

The Indian women's cricket team will compete in its maiden day-night Test when it tours Australia later this year, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on Thursday. "Taking forward our commitment towards women's cricket, I am extremely pleased to announce that Team India @BCCIwomen will play in their first-ever pink ball day-night Test later this year in Australia," Shah tweeted. The …

Pragyan Ojha: One doesn’t expect turning tracks in SENA countries
3 years, 10 months ago

Pragyan Ojha: One doesn’t expect turning tracks in SENA countries

The Hindu  

Having played all his 24 Tests in the subcontinent, Pragyan Ojha understands the magic of spin science on such wickets. After India’s 10-wicket victory over England in the day-night Test at the refurbished Motera on the second day, he reminded that there was a reason why the ‘home’ and ‘away’ format exists. That is why Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and …

Pink-ball Test got over in 2 days, not sure if that's good for Test cricket: Yuvraj Singh on Ahmedabad pitch
3 years, 10 months ago

Pink-ball Test got over in 2 days, not sure if that's good for Test cricket: Yuvraj Singh on Ahmedabad pitch

India Today  

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has reckoned that the Ahmedabad pitch was not ideal for Test cricket as the pink-ball Test between India and England got over in just 2 days. Further, Yuvraj Singh congratulated Ishant Sharma for his 100th Test and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for taking 400 wickets in the longest format, but only before stating that on wickets …

Pink-ball Test: This game showed us where England are as a Test side in these conditions, says Nasser Hussain
3 years, 10 months ago

Pink-ball Test: This game showed us where England are as a Test side in these conditions, says Nasser Hussain

India Today  

Former England captain Nasser Hussain said that the two-day end to the Pink-ball Test was a glaring example of where the current England Test team stands when it comes to playing in sub-continental pitches. He also went on to say that the pitch cannot be blamed for the match ending within two days, and said that the batsmen failed to …

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