Pink ball will not be used in Test cricket this home season: Anurag Thakur

TIL Desk Sports/ Pink ball will not be used in Test cricket this home season, said BCCI president Anurag Thakur today. With this statement, Thakur put to rest speculation on India hosting its first ever day-night Test in the long home season comprising 13 Tests which will go up to February-March.

He feels more experiments like the one in Duleep Trophy are needed before BCCI takes the final call on introducing Pink Ball in Tests which has already been done by Australia. “It is too early to say anything (about pink ball). As far as trying it in Duleep Trophy under lights is concerned, it was a big success. But you need to look at overall picture before you take the final call,” Thakur told.

“I think we need to look into many areas before we take the final call. I would like to go into details in a scientific manner to take the final call,” he said, adding “As of now, we are not ready to implement pink ball this season.” Pink ball was expected to be used in the ongoing Test series with New Zealand but the decision was put off amid speculation that it could be done in the upcoming home series against England and Australia. The home team is also scheduled to play a one-off Test against Bangladesh.