Shane Warne Hopeful Of India Playing Day-Night Test In Australia
Published - 23 Nov 2019, 07:38 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 06:31 AM
Team India finally agreed to play day-night Test last month and are currently in action against Bangladesh at the historic Test at the Eden Gardens. India made their debut in day-night Test almost four years after the first such game was played between Australia and New Zealand. The world number one Test side never really showed a keen interest in playing with the pink ball.
Virat Kohli as well as his teammates were apprehensive of how the ball would behave under the lights. Not many players from India had played with the pink ball and thus the reservation towards it was totally justified. Unlike India, the likes of Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, England and South Africa did not hesitate in trying out playing with the pink ball.
But earlier this week, India finally decided to move along with their contemporaries and try out the pink ball. The start has been very promising for the Virat Kohli-led side as they bowled out Bangladesh for just 106 runs. The pacers were all over Bangladesh as Ishant Sharma picked up five wickets while Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami picked up three and two wickets respectively.
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Shane Warne hopeful of day-night Test in Australia:
With India finally making their debut in day-night Tests, former Australia spinner Shane Warne is hopeful that they would agree to play another in Australia next year. Cricket Australia had proposed a day-night Test when India visited down under last year but the visitors refused it. However, Warne is now hopeful of finally seeing India and Australia battle it out in a Test match under the lights.
The spin legend congratulated the new BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and skipper Kohli for taking the initiative as he tweeted:
“Congrats to you and @imVkohli on agreeing to play a day / night test. I hope there’s another one next summer in Adelaide when India tour Australia on @FoxCricket- Would be amazing buddy ! ?”
Congrats to you and @imVkohli on agreeing to play a day / night test. I hope there’s another one next summer in Adelaide when India tour Australia on @FoxCricket – Would be amazing buddy ! ? https://t.co/gNY95A3MU2
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) November 23, 2019
