Pink Ball Test

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Kane Williamson's New Zealand know they need to re-adapt quickly to the nuances of day-night cricket to have any hope of winning a first series in Australia for more than 30 years when this week's opening Test begins. (Photo:AFP)

New Zealand face day-night challenge as Australia series begins

The tourists pad up for the first of a three-Test series in Perth with no warm-up games and in forecast 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) heat.

10 Dec 2019 12:19 PM

Despite being the fastest batsman to register 7000 runs in the longest format of the game, Australian cricketer Steven Smith has admitted that there is a sense of inhibition as he prepares for the pink-ball Test. (Photo:AFP)

There is a sense of unknown: Steve Smith on pink ball Test

The first Test between Australia and New Zealand will begin from December 12 at Perth Stadium, one of Australia's newest Test centres.

09 Dec 2019 2:38 PM

Indian cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly believes pink-ball tests are here to stay and wants the team under Virat Kohli to play at least one such match in every series. (Photo:Twitter)

BCCI prez Sourav Ganguly wants India to play pink-ball tests in every series

India became the last major cricket nation to embrace day-night tests when they hosted neighbours Bangladesh in front of a sellout crowd.

03 Dec 2019 11:46 AM

'All I can say is that if there are cricketers who cannot see the pink ball properly then they will find it very tough' says Mudassar Nazar. (Photo: Twitter)

Playing with the 'pink ball' could be difficult for colour blind cricketers

Former Pakistani all-rounder Mudassar Nazar opines that the problem can only persist with the colour blind cricketers.

28 Nov 2019 2:02 PM

In the first pink-ball Test for both sides, India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in just over two days to sweep the two-match series. (Photo:BCCI)

India fast bowlers in the pink after debut day-night Test

Skipper Virat Kohli has been all praise for his pacemen and said workload management was the key to keeping them in top shape.

25 Nov 2019 5:00 PM

In a special programme during the lunch break on the opening day of the India-Bangladesh pink-ball Tests, Tendulkar, Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman relived some of the iconic moments at the famous venue. (Photo: PTI)

Indian cricket legends relive their glorious Eden Gardens moments

All of them thanked their captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly for bringing them together.

22 Nov 2019 5:36 PM

Ravi Shastri said he would observe how things work out in this game before giving a definitive view. (Photo: File)

'Plenty of questions to be asked on the pink ball's behaviour': Ravi Shatsri

The game is just 12th Day/Night game since the format was rolled out in 2015 during an Australia-New Zealand series.

22 Nov 2019 1:20 PM

This is India's as well as Bangladesh's first-ever day-night Test. (Photo: AFP)

IND vs BAN D/N Test: India lead by 68 runs at stumps on Day 1

Score as of over 46.0: IND -174/3; Virat Kohli (59), Ajinkya Rahane (23)

22 Nov 2019 12:38 PM

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly is looking forward to Men in Blue's first-ever day-night Test match at Eden Gardens on Friday. (Photo: Twitter/ BCCI)

Sourav Ganguly excited for India's first day-night Test

Earlier in the day, Indian skipper Virat Kohli also expressed his excitement over the pink-ball Test and called it a 'big occasion'.

22 Nov 2019 11:15 AM

Ahead of the second and final Test match against Bangladesh, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, Sourav Ganguly shared pictures of pink ball-shaped sweets. On Thursday, Kolkata turned on pink lights to mark the first-ever Day-Night pink ball Test match, that will start today. (Photo:Twitter)

Sourav Ganguly posts picture of Pink ball sweets before India’s first ever D/N Test

The West Bengal-based sweets are known as Sandesh.

22 Nov 2019 10:34 AM

India skipper Virat Kohli is all set for the 'historic' day-night Test match against Bangladesh. (Photo:Twitter)

Virat Kohli all set for 'historic' day-night Test against Bangladesh

During the pre-match press conference, Kohli compared the buzz for the day-night Test to the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan in 2016.

21 Nov 2019 5:54 PM

Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque on Thursday rued that his team didn't get a practice game to prepare before taking on India in their first-ever Day/Night Test. (Photo: AFP)

A practice match with pink ball would have been helpful, rues Mominul Haque

New BCCI president convinced BCB to play a pink ball Test, leaving no provision for a warm-up game.

21 Nov 2019 5:44 PM

Ahead of India's first-ever day-night Test, skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday woke up early to witness the ongoing first Test between England and New Zealand. (Photo:Instagram)

Waking up to see Test cricket takes you back to childhood: Virat Kohli

He also said that waking up to see Test cricket takes one back to their childhood.

21 Nov 2019 5:35 PM

To mark the historic occasion of the first-ever day-night Test match between India and Bangladesh, the Tata Centre turned pink to pay tribute to the longest format of the game on Wednesday evening. (Photo:Twitter)

Tata Centre turns pink to pay tribute to day-night Test

This is being done as the Test match will be played with a pink ball unlike the red ball used traditionally.

21 Nov 2019 4:17 PM

Suresh Raina is one of the few Indian players to have played a match with the pink-ball. (Photo: File)

'Toss will be vital in the day-night Test', says Suresh Raina

Raina said that the batsmen will have their task cut out as the pink-ball will help the bowlers.

21 Nov 2019 3:58 PM

Former opener Gautam Gambhir feels the India and Bangladesh captains need to be innovative while handling their pacers with the pink ball, including using them frequently under lights for more effectiveness. (Photo:Twitter)

Pacers will be more effective if captains use them under lights: Gautam Gambhir

India and Bangladesh will play their first-ever Day/Night Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata beginning on Friday.

21 Nov 2019 3:49 PM

Daniel Vettori did not leave spinners out of the talk and said that they will also play a major role in the game. (Photo: AP)

'The challenge is to play under lights with pink ball', says Daniel Vettori ahead of day/night Test

Bangladesh have four-seamers in their current line-up and they will play a crucial role for the team in the second Test.

21 Nov 2019 1:19 PM

Sourav Ganguly convinced the Bangladesh Cricket Board to agree to a Day/Night Test just a few days before their team was to land in India. (Photo: PTI)

India favourites to win their first Day/Night test encounter against Bangladesh

It took India a new BCCI regime under maverick former captain Sourav Ganguly to take the pink ball plunge.

21 Nov 2019 12:44 PM

Ahead of India's first-ever day-night Test match, Anti Rowdy Squad (ARS) and Detective Department (DD) on Wednesday maintained a watch around the Eden Gardens and conducted a drive against black marketing of tickets. (Photo:ANI)

Drive against black marketing of tickets ahead of India's first-ever day-night Test

As many as six people were arrested during the drive and 38 tickets were seized from their possession.

21 Nov 2019 11:53 AM

Former India batsman Rahul Dravid has said that the facilities available for the fans inside the stadium are a factor, which needs to be looked into to understand why Test cricket fails to attract crowds. (Photo: AFP)

Many factors must be looked into to know why Test cricket is unpopular: Rahul Dravid

According to Dravid, providing spectators with basic things like toilets, seating, and car parking can play make Test cricket popular.

21 Nov 2019 11:35 AM

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