Exclusive | Wriddhiman Saha cautious of dew factor, keeping under lights ahead of Day-Night Test
5 years, 1 month ago

Exclusive | Wriddhiman Saha cautious of dew factor, keeping under lights ahead of Day-Night Test

India TV News  

Three more days to go before both the Indian and the Bangladesh cricket teams embrace history at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Asian sides will be making their debuts in pink-ball Test on November 22 in the second match of the two-Test series and the preparations for the game started even before the series kicked off last week in Indore. On the other hand, Test specialists like Cheteshwar Pujara, R Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha, Mayank Agarwal have had their first taste of the pink ball back in the NCA in Bengaluru a week before the start of the series. Ahead of the anticipated contest in Kolkata, Team India's wicketkeeper Wriddhiman, in conversation with India TV, gave an insight on this new variety of cricket ball, the difficulties in dealing with it and India's strategy for the match. Ultimately, what I learnt from playing one match is that when the ball gets a little old and it gets dark, the ball starts to skid, creating difficulties.

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India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 4 Live Score: Rain could save stumbling IND, another stop-start day looming

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India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 4 Live Score: Only 33 overs could be delivered on day three at the Gabba, which saw both sides frustrated with the stop-start nature of play due to rain. A disastrous start to the innings with bat leaves India gasping for air at 51-4 at stumps, with KL Rahul the only batter successful in …

Brisbane Test: On rainy day, cold reality for India’s top order
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Brisbane Test: On rainy day, cold reality for India’s top order

Hindustan Times  

Brisbane: Between the grey skies, rain, sunshine and 33.1 overs, India found a way to slip up on Day 3 of the Brisbane Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. India skipper Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul walk off as play is finally called off due to bad light on the rain-hit Day 3 of the Brisbane Test against Australia. The …

Cricket-India bowlers frustrated as rain blights day one at the Gabba
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Cricket-India bowlers frustrated as rain blights day one at the Gabba

Hindustan Times  

By Ian Ransom Cricket-India bowlers frustrated as rain blights day one at the Gabba -India's bowlers were left frustrated and wicketless as rain wiped out most of the opening day's play in the third test against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday. India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field first but his hope of early wickets proved …

Indian batters focus on red-ball preparations in Adelaide before Brisbane Test
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Indian batters focus on red-ball preparations in Adelaide before Brisbane Test

Hindustan Times  

Adelaide, Reeling from their humiliating 10-wicket defeat in the pink-ball Test, the under-fire Indian batters, led by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, turned their attention to red-ball preparations with an intensive net session here on Tuesday, aiming to bounce back in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. HT Image While Australia moved to Brisbane for the third Test from Saturday, the Indian team …

Paine lauds Labuschagne, McSweeney's resilience, says Australia team treated harshly at times
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Paine lauds Labuschagne, McSweeney's resilience, says Australia team treated harshly at times

The Hindu  

Former Australia captain Tim Paine feels Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney's fighting performance in the face of a swinging pink ball on the opening day was a crucial effort in the often "harshly treated" home team's 10-wicket victory over India in the second Test in Adelaide. You’ve got one of our absolute champions who’s averaged 60 plus at times fighting …

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

IND vs AUS: Floodlight failure interrupts pink-ball Test multiple times in Adelaide on day 1 | WATCH
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IND vs AUS: Floodlight failure interrupts pink-ball Test multiple times in Adelaide on day 1 | WATCH

India TV News  

The much-awaited pink-ball Test match between India and Australia commenced today at the Adelaide Oval in front of a jam-packed stadium. During Australia's innings when the lights had taken full effect, the floodlights stopped working, not once but twice, in a single over when Harshit Rana was bowling. This could be the first time that a Test match has been …

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

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

AUS vs IND 2nd Test: Routine nets session gets festival makeover as India begins tune-up for pink ball
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AUS vs IND 2nd Test: Routine nets session gets festival makeover as India begins tune-up for pink ball

The Hindu  

In cricket, Indian players are the rock stars. A routine pre-game training session at the Adelaide Oval here on Tuesday, acquired a festival air as nearly 3000 fans thronged the venue, lending their full-throated acoustics as an accompaniment to the thwack of the pink ball thudding into an eager bat. As Sania Mirza once said about Indian fandom, truly ‘we …

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

Rohit Sharma IN, Dhruv Jurel OUT - India's possible playing XI for pink-ball Test in Adelaide vs Australia
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1 month, 1 week ago

Rohit Sharma IN, Dhruv Jurel OUT - India's possible playing XI for pink-ball Test in Adelaide vs Australia

India TV News  

Winning the first Test away from home is rare and team India achieved this feat in Perth beating Australia by 295 runs. But team India are set to make a couple of changes at least for the second Test against Australia in Adelaide which will be played with the pink ball under the lights. Jasprit Bumrah will lead the attack …

Watch: Rohit Sharma trains under watchful eyes of Abhishek Nayar
1 month, 1 week ago

Watch: Rohit Sharma trains under watchful eyes of Abhishek Nayar

India Today  

India captain Rohit Sharma trained in Adelaide on Tuesday, 3 December. The last time India played a pink ball Test match in Australia, they were bundled out for just 36 runs. Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25: Full Coverage However, it needs to be mentioned that Australia have won 11 out of their 12 pink ball Test matches, and have never lost a …

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 …

India vs PM XI: Rohit, Gill miss game time as 1st day's play abandoned due to rain
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India vs PM XI: Rohit, Gill miss game time as 1st day's play abandoned due to rain

Deccan Chronicle  

Canberra: Unrelenting rain forced the abandonment of the first-day's play of the two-day practice match between India and Prime Minister's XI here on Saturday, robbing Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill of some much-needed Pink ball game time ahead of the day-night second Test against Australia at Adelaide. However, the day might have come as a dampener for captain Rohit, who …

India's Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill denied second Test prep as first day of Prime Minister's XI tour match rained out
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1 month, 1 week ago

India's Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill denied second Test prep as first day of Prime Minister's XI tour match rained out

ABC  

India's limited preparation for the day-night Test in Adelaide has been severely curtailed with wet weather washing out the first of two days against the Prime Minister's XI at Manuka Oval. The visitors were hoping to use the pink-ball game for captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to get match practice before the second Test, while Scott Boland, the presumptive …

Kohli bats for long, Bumrah goes whole hog in India's first practice ahead of Bangladesh Tests
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Kohli bats for long, Bumrah goes whole hog in India's first practice ahead of Bangladesh Tests

Hindustan Times  

Batting superstar Virat Kohli spent about 45 minutes in the nets and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah bowled full tilt as the Indian cricket team on Friday began its preparations for a two-Test series against Bangladesh. Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah during a practice session With the first Test against Bangladesh scheduled here from September 19, the entire squad, including skipper …

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

IND vs SA, 2nd Test: Virat Kohli sweats it out as India prepares ahead of crucial Cape Town Test
1 year ago

IND vs SA, 2nd Test: Virat Kohli sweats it out as India prepares ahead of crucial Cape Town Test

The Hindu  

The sun sets late in Cape Town. The Indian cricket team, which flew down from Johannesburg on Sunday, must be hoping the new year brings a change of fortune after the disappointment of the Centurion Test. But there is enough character in this team to put the Centurion debacle behind and get the campaign in the new World Test Championship …

Indian cricket team sweats under Centurion sun to gear up for New Year's Test against South Africa | WATCH
1 year ago

Indian cricket team sweats under Centurion sun to gear up for New Year's Test against South Africa | WATCH

India TV News  

The Indian cricket team has begun its preparations for the New Year's Test against South Africa in a bid to square the two-match series. After being mauled by the Proteas at the SuperSport Park in Centurion by an innings and 32 runs, the Newlands Test in Cape Town presents the Rohit Sharma-led side with yet another opportunity to register gains …

Video: At sunset of his career, Wriddhiman Saha ‘the groundsman’ returns to roots
1 year, 4 months ago

Video: At sunset of his career, Wriddhiman Saha ‘the groundsman’ returns to roots

The Hindu  

It’s a Sunday evening at the P. Sen Memorial Cricket Coaching Centre - located in the Kalighat Club premises - and a bunch of young players are covering the pitch with a giant tarpaulin sheet. -Living with the Reality- The 38-year-old Saha hasn’t been part of the Indian team since January last year, but he continues to be part of …

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 …

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 …

AUS-W vs IND-W Pink Ball Test Day 1 Highlights: Rain washes out play after Mandhana and Raut take India to 132/1
3 years, 3 months ago

AUS-W vs IND-W Pink Ball Test Day 1 Highlights: Rain washes out play after Mandhana and Raut take India to 132/1

The Hindu  

Hello and welcome to Sportstar's HIGHLIGHTS of the Pink Ball Test between Australia Women and India Women in Carrara. Let's begin Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana have taken guard and as it happens - the 'Jeetega bhai jeetega, India jeetega' are there as the background score to this start 9:58 AM IST: Reporters in Australia have spotted Stella Campbell getting …

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 …

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 …

‘During Twilight, it gets very tricky’- Kohli explains why it’s ‘much more challenging’ to play with pink-ball
3 years, 10 months ago

‘During Twilight, it gets very tricky’- Kohli explains why it’s ‘much more challenging’ to play with pink-ball

Hindustan Times  

As India gear up to lock horns with Joe Root’s England in the day-night Test on Wednesday in Ahmedabad, skipper Virat Kohli has said that facing the pink ball is more challenging than the red ball irrespective of the nature of the surface. Though the pink ball is known to assist the pacers, it remains to be seen how much …

India vs England day-night Test: Virat Kohli not too bothered about WTC qualification scenarios - cricket news
3 years, 10 months ago

India vs England day-night Test: Virat Kohli not too bothered about WTC qualification scenarios - cricket news

The Hindu  

Besides international cricket’s return to Ahmedabad, the coming overnight will decide whether India features in the inaugural World Test Championship final against New Zealand in June. But, India captain Virat Kohli chose to downplay the WTC factor ahead of the third Test. In the present moment we are preparing for tomorrow, ready for the grind for five days, wanting to …

India vs England: Pink ball a different challenge, says Jack Leach - Cricket News - Sportstar
3 years, 10 months ago

India vs England: Pink ball a different challenge, says Jack Leach - Cricket News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

England's lead spinner Jack Leach says he is ready for a new role as the day/night pink ball Test against India looks set to bring the seamers back into the forefront after the tweakers' domination in the first two matches. Leach is aware that with the pink ball, which tends to move around a lot more than the traditional red …

Motera Test: Team India practice under lights ahead of pink ball match
3 years, 10 months ago

Motera Test: Team India practice under lights ahead of pink ball match

Hindustan Times  

The Indian cricket team is leaving no stone unturned as they prepare for the all important pink ball Test against England, which begins in Ahmedabad from Wednesday. Virat Kohli practices under lights at the Motera stadium ahead of the third Test against England. Indian captain Virat Kohli needs a big score under his belt and he would love to get …

India vs England: Virat Kohli and Co. get used to swinging pink ball, swanky Motera stadium
3 years, 10 months ago

India vs England: Virat Kohli and Co. get used to swinging pink ball, swanky Motera stadium

The Hindu  

Captain Virat Kohli led a vigorous training session as the Indian team on Sunday looked to get used to the swinging pink ball and a swanky arena in Motera ahead of the Day/Night Test against England starting on Wednesday. Eager to bag another victory, the home-team players did stretching exercises, fielding drills before hitting the nets at the new Sardar …

India could've avoided Adelaide batting collapse if series ended with pink-ball Test: Sachin Tendulkar
4 years ago

India could've avoided Adelaide batting collapse if series ended with pink-ball Test: Sachin Tendulkar

India TV News  

The Indian players' transition from red ball to pink would have been smoother had the Test series against Australia started with red ball matches, says Sachin Tendulkar. If that had happened, India could have avoided the eight-wicket thrashing they suffered in the pink ball day-night first Test in Adelaide. The former India captain feels had the day-night Test been played …

Pink-ball Test: After 36-all out in horror session, India handed 8-wicket thrashing by Australia in Adelaide
4 years ago

Pink-ball Test: After 36-all out in horror session, India handed 8-wicket thrashing by Australia in Adelaide

India Today  

Test cricket was at its best on a day when India batsmen were far from theirs. Not many would have imagined the Pink-ball Test between Australia and India in Adelaide to end inside Day 2 and half days when the visitors headed to stumps on Day with a 62-run lead after a sensational bowling effort that saw Australia bowled out …

India vs Australia 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Skipper Kohli top-scores with 74 as India close on 233/6
4 years ago

India vs Australia 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Skipper Kohli top-scores with 74 as India close on 233/6

India TV News  

India vs Australia 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of India vs Australia Day/Night Test from Adelaide on indiatvnews.com. This will be India's first Day/Night Test on foreign soil, having played only one five-day match under lights. You can find Live Cricket Score India vs Australia 1st Test on indiatvnews.com. LIVE STREAMING Brief Preview: …

AUS vs IND, 1st Test | 'Test of Night Life': Virat Kohli-led India face Aussie might in Pink Ball affair
4 years ago

AUS vs IND, 1st Test | 'Test of Night Life': Virat Kohli-led India face Aussie might in Pink Ball affair

India TV News  

A peerless Virat Kohli and his "fearless" India would look to unleash their might on an Australian team which is ready for revenge but not exactly in 'pink of health' ahead of the first Day/Night Test starting here on Thursday. Media mogul Kerry Packer, while promoting his path-breaking 'World Series Day/Night Test matches' on Channel 9 back in late 1970s, …

India vs Australia: Jasprit Bumrah can do all sorts of damage if he gets pink ball at night, says Shane Bond
4 years ago

India vs Australia: Jasprit Bumrah can do all sorts of damage if he gets pink ball at night, says Shane Bond

India Today  

Jasprit Bumrah may not have played a pink-ball Test match yet but the India fast bowler is always looking forward to doing new things on the field, according to former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond. Bumrah can be a handful if gets the pink ball in the much-talked-about twilight period, his Mumbai Indians mentor believes. Bumrah not having played a …

Be extremely aware of the clock: Sachin Tendulkar on how India can approach pink-ball Test vs Australia
4 years ago

Be extremely aware of the clock: Sachin Tendulkar on how India can approach pink-ball Test vs Australia

India Today  

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar offered a piece of advice to Team India ahead of the much-anticipated pink-ball Test against Australia, urging the hosts to be wary of the clock and bat accordingly. Speaking to Sports Today, Sachin Tendulkar urged India to think out of the box when it comes to batting in the day-night Test. Tendulkar said, from his observations …

WATCH: Team India sweat it out in nets ahead of Adelaide Test against Australia
4 years ago

WATCH: Team India sweat it out in nets ahead of Adelaide Test against Australia

India TV News  

Team India's preparations are in full swing ahead of the Adelaide Test against Australia which begins from December 17 as Indian batters were spotted at the nets gearing up for the much-anticipated series. The Border-Gavaskar series opener will be a pink ball Test, the first of its kind involving the two nations. BCCI shared a glimpse of the practice session …

India vs Australia: Practice with the pink ball just before Day-night Test ideal for us, says Hanuma Vihari
4 years ago

India vs Australia: Practice with the pink ball just before Day-night Test ideal for us, says Hanuma Vihari

India Today  

India middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari said that the visitors got ideal practice during the three-day day-night practice game against Australia A which ended in a draw in Sydney ahead of the Day-night Test. Notably, the Border-Gavaskar series commences on 17th December in Adelaide with a day-night contest to be played with a pink ball. Vihari also said that Indian batsmen …

India vs Australia: IND handing over advantage by playing day-night Test in Adelaide, says Aakash Chopra
4 years ago

India vs Australia: IND handing over advantage by playing day-night Test in Adelaide, says Aakash Chopra

India Today  

Former cricketer Aakash Chopra is of the opinion that Team India should have not agreed to play a day-night Test to start the Border-Gavaskar series in Australia due to their lack of experience against pink ball under lights. But now with this being a pink-ball Test match, and the first match of the series, I think it's slightly titled in …

India vs Australia A: Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara rested from Pink-ball practice match, India opt to bat
4 years, 1 month ago

India vs Australia A: Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara rested from Pink-ball practice match, India opt to bat

India Today  

In an all-important Pink-ball practice match ahead of the first Day-Night Test between India and Australia which is scheduled to kick start from December 17, visiting team's captain Virat Kohli and batting mainstays Cheteshwar Pujara and KL Rahul have been rested. The last practice match which ended in a draw, saw Ravichandran Ashwin grabbing 2 wickets, while Kuldeep Yadav going …

India in Australia: Virat Kohli's absence after 1st Test will not affect CA financially, says Nick Hockley
4 years, 1 month ago

India in Australia: Virat Kohli's absence after 1st Test will not affect CA financially, says Nick Hockley

India Today  

Cricket Australia interim chief executive officer Nick Hockley believes India skipper Virat Kohli's absence after the first Test of the Border Gavaskar series will not affect the home board financially. Virat Kohli will be leading India in the opening Test -- the day-night encounter in Adelaide, starting December 17 but will be heading back to India to be with his …

India in Australia: Will get enough time to prepare for Test series, says Vihari
4 years, 2 months ago

India in Australia: Will get enough time to prepare for Test series, says Vihari

The Hindu  

Hanuma Vihari says there will be enough time to adapt and get back into the desired mode to take on the Aussies as the team will be playing a couple of practice games before the real action begins ‘Down Under’. I just want to be mentally and physically fresh in the run-up to the first Test and will use all …

ICC panel likely to discuss rules - Cricket news - Sportstar
4 years, 4 months ago

ICC panel likely to discuss rules - Cricket news - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The International Cricket Council is likely to discuss test cricket's bad light rules which have been criticised during the ongoing England vs Pakistan series, a source in the governing body told Reuters on Monday. Former England captain Michael Vaughan has suggested using a pink ball, currently used only in day-night tests for its higher visibility, to avoid losing playing time …

India's Cheteshwar Pujara says facing pink ball in day-night Tests a different challenge for batsmen altogether
4 years, 6 months ago

India's Cheteshwar Pujara says facing pink ball in day-night Tests a different challenge for batsmen altogether

Firstpost  

India’s Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara on Thursday admitted that playing day-night Tests is an altogether different challenge for the batsman as the pace and visibility of the pink ball is very different from traditional red ball. Pujara, who has played 77 Tests, said that for any younger player, who is used to playing with the SG red ball, playing with …

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