India to stay with Day Night Cricket Test matches |
Board of Control for Cricket in India Sourav Ganguly said on Sunday that Indian cricket team will play a day-night Test during their much-anticipated tour of Australia later this year. This announcement came a month after captain Virat Kohli asserted that his team was ready to play a day-night Test anywhere in Australia. Ganguly said, "Yes, India will play a Day/Night Test in Australia. A formal announcement will be made soon." Ganguly, a former Indian captain, also said that the second Test of the next home series against England will be a day-night affair. He added that the Board will try to have at least one day-night Test in each series moving forward. India played their maiden day-night Test against Bangladesh last November at the Eden Gardens, winning the match quite comfortably with plenty of time to spare. While the venue has not been finalised yet, the pink ball test in Australia is likely to be held in either Adelaide or Perth. Hosting the game in one of these venues makes sense given the better time slot for Indian broadcast audiences. After India`s mauling of Bangladesh in their maiden day-night Test outing in Kolkata, Ganguly had said that they "will deal as per the request" of the host Board when on tour.
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