The pink ball revolutionized Test cricket by making day-night matches possible under floodlights. First introduced to improve visibility during evening sessions, the pink ball has become a key feature of modern Test cricket, creating a unique playing experience for both players and fans.

Now, the ICC has approved trials to explore the use of pink balls in standard day Tests to reduce interruptions caused by bad light. Here's how the pink ball changed the longest format of the game and why cricket's governing body is considering expanding its use.

Why Cricket Uses A Pink Ball: The Story Behind Day-Night Test Matches 

India Women will take part in a training camp prior to departing for Australia. As indicated by reports, 30 women cricketers will amass in Bengaluru today evening for the camp.&nbsp;

Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, and Shafali Verma are playing in Women's Hundred 2021 right now. They are relied upon to join the camp after the competition finishes.&nbsp;

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ESPNCricinfo reported today that India Women would leave for Australia on August 29 or 30. A final crew of 30 women&nbsp;cricketers will join the camp today and the five players getting back from the Women's Hundred 2021 will be chosen for the Australian visit.&nbsp;

The whole squad will isolate for about fourteen days in Australia prior to starting off their arrangements. The tour will begin with a three-match ODI series on September 19. Then, India Women will play a notable day/night Test match against Australia Women from September 30 to October 3.&nbsp;

Since India Women have never played a pink-ball Test, the group the board has apparently chosen to have a couple of intra-squad matches with the pink ball before the major event against the Aussies.&nbsp;

India Women have battled a bit in the worldwide field of late. They lost the ODI and T20I series against England Women. Prior to that, they lost the home series against South Africa Women. It will be fascinating to see whether the Indian women's cricket team can make a rebound in Australia.

India Women will take part in a training camp prior to departing for Australia. As indicated by reports, 30 women cricketers will amass in Bengaluru today evening for the camp.

India Women will take part in a training camp prior to departing for Australia. As indicated by reports, 30 women cricketers will amass in Bengaluru today evening for the camp. Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, and Shafali Verma are playing in Women's Hundred 2021 right now. They are relied upon to join the camp after the competition finishes. ALSO READ: Cricket: New Zealand announces squad for T20 World Cup and Bangladesh, Pakistan tours ESPNCricinfo reported today that India Women would leave for Australia on August 29 or 30. A final crew of 30 women cricketers will join the camp today and the five players getting back from the Women's Hundred 2021 will be chosen for the Australian visit. The whole squad will isolate for about fourteen days in Australia prior to starting off their arrangements. The tour will begin with a three-match ODI series on September 19. Then, India Women will play a notable day/night Test match against Australia Women from September 30 to October 3. Since India Women have never played a pink-ball Test, the group the board has apparently chosen to have a couple of intra-squad matches with the pink ball before the major event against the Aussies. India Women have battled a bit in the worldwide field of late. They lost the ODI and T20I series against England Women. Prior to that, they lost the home series against South Africa Women. It will be fascinating to see whether the Indian women's cricket team can make a rebound in Australia.

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Team India are on top in the on-going Day/Night Test match against England at the world's largest cricket stadium - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Many may wonder why these matches are played with a pink ball, instead of a regular red ball.&nbsp;

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Well, here are the reasons why the pink ball used in the Day/Night match is different from the normal red ball:&nbsp;

<ol>
	<li>The ball is easier to spot under the lights as compared to the red ball</li>
	<li>The pink ball has an extra coating of lacquer to maintain colour and shine longer than the red ball</li>
	<li>The leather coating of the ball has pink pigment.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>The pink ball gives more swing in the initial part of the match.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>It takes up to 4-5 days to get the right gloss on the pink.</li>
</ol>

The pink ball used in the ongoing Test match is manufactured by SG in Meerut. SG pink ball is hand-stitched and the black seam is pronounced.&nbsp;

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Team India played their first Day/Night Test in 2019 against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens. Pacers Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami took all 19 wickets that fell in the match. However, the ongoing match at Narendra Modi Stadium has been dominated by spinners. The Indian spinners took 19 wickets against England.&nbsp;

Team India are on top in the on-going Day/Night Test match against England at the world's largest cricket stadium - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Many may wonder why these matches are played with a pink ball, instead of a regular red ball.

Team India are on top in the on-going Day/Night Test match against England at the world's largest cricket stadium - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Many may wonder why these matches are played with a pink ball, instead of a regular red ball. ALSO READ: Ravichandran Ashwin becomes second-fastest to 400 Test wickets, only fourth Indian to achieve milestone Well, here are the reasons why the pink ball used in the Day/Night match is different from the normal red ball: The ball is easier to spot under the lights as compared to the red ball The pink ball has an extra coating of lacquer to maintain colour and shine longer than the red ball The leather coating of the ball has pink pigment. The pink ball gives more swing in the initial part of the match. It takes up to 4-5 days to get the right gloss on the pink. The pink ball used in the ongoing Test match is manufactured by SG in Meerut. SG pink ball is hand-stitched and the black seam is pronounced. ALSO READ: Joe Root enters record books with maiden five-for but Axar Patel gives India crucial breakthroughs Team India played their first Day/Night Test in 2019 against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens. Pacers Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami took all 19 wickets that fell in the match. However, the ongoing match at Narendra Modi Stadium has been dominated by spinners. The Indian spinners took 19 wickets against England.

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India&nbsp;are open to playing a day-night test in Australia next year but there has to be proper planning, skipper <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/tim-paine-takes-a-dig-at-virat-kohli-who-are-slated-to-play-test-series-next-year-264214">Virat Kohli </a>said after his team won their maiden pink-ball test against Bangladesh on Sunday.

India&nbsp;declined Australia's offer to play a day-night test in Adelaide last year, citing lack of experience, but took a little over two days to clinch their first pink-ball test, thrashing Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/india-vs-bangladesh-umesh-yadav-takes-five-as-winning-run-for-kohli-co-continues-264194">Kolkata</a>.

With day-night tests seen as a possible solution to test cricket's dwindling attendances, Australia are hopeful that&nbsp;India&nbsp;will agree to play one at the Gabba next year.

Kohli, however, said it could not be on short notice.

"There has to be planning for a pink-ball game," Kohli said, pointing to the struggle of a Bangladesh team whose pink-ball inexperience was laid bare in their comprehensive defeat in Kolkata.

"We played on home conditions. You ask Bangladesh and they'd have liked a practice game before this game.

"Just because we know these conditions and our bowlers are bowling so well, we don't really feel the challenge..."

"A good practice game before that and enough time to prepare, we're open to anything. You can't just play it on a short notice."

Pink balls are used in all day-night tests for visibility reasons, but behave differently to the red ones, with players having commented that they swing more and do not spin as much.

Kohli smashed 136 before&nbsp;India&nbsp;declared their first innings on 347-9 and his quicks wreaked havoc with the heavily-lacquered ball to rout Bangladesh.

Kohli revealed how they tweaked their approach to the first two sessions after a suggestion from batting great Sachin Tendulkar to overcome the challenge of batting under lights.

"I spoke to him on the evening of the first day and he made a very interesting point -- that with the pink ball, you have to treat the second session like the morning session of a normal test when it's getting darker and the ball starts to swing and seam," he said.

"So your planning changes, your declaration strategy and timing, everything changes. As a batsman, your setup changes.

"Even if you are set and batting well, as soon as it gets dark and lights are on, you can be in trouble."

Players from both sides spoke about the challenge of batting under lights and Kohli felt at times, the atmosphere at the heaving Eden Gardens resembled that of a&nbsp;Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 match.

"Under lights, it was a different experience. The first time when I walked out, it felt like an IPL game atmosphere," he said.

"So you feel like smashing the first ball but then you have to remind yourself that you have to play compact."

India are open to playing a day-night test in Australia next year but there has to be proper planning, skipper Virat Kohli said after his team won their maiden pink-ball test against Bangladesh on Sunday.

India are open to playing a day-night test in Australia next year but there has to be proper planning, skipper Virat Kohli said after his team won their maiden pink-ball test against Bangladesh on Sunday. India declined Australia's offer to play a day-night test in Adelaide last year, citing lack of experience, but took a little over two days to clinch their first pink-ball test, thrashing Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in Kolkata. With day-night tests seen as a possible solution to test cricket's dwindling attendances, Australia are hopeful that India will agree to play one at the Gabba next year. Kohli, however, said it could not be on short notice. "There has to be planning for a pink-ball game," Kohli said, pointing to the struggle of a Bangladesh team whose pink-ball inexperience was laid bare in their comprehensive defeat in Kolkata. "We played on home conditions. You ask Bangladesh and they'd have liked a practice game before this game. "Just because we know these conditions and our bowlers are bowling so well, we don't really feel the challenge..." "A good practice game before that and enough time to prepare, we're open to anything. You can't just play it on a short notice." Pink balls are used in all day-night tests for visibility reasons, but behave differently to the red ones, with players having commented that they swing more and do not spin as much. Kohli smashed 136 before India declared their first innings on 347-9 and his quicks wreaked havoc with the heavily-lacquered ball to rout Bangladesh. Kohli revealed how they tweaked their approach to the first two sessions after a suggestion from batting great Sachin Tendulkar to overcome the challenge of batting under lights. "I spoke to him on the evening of the first day and he made a very interesting point -- that with the pink ball, you have to treat the second session like the morning session of a normal test when it's getting darker and the ball starts to swing and seam," he said. "So your planning changes, your declaration strategy and timing, everything changes. As a batsman, your setup changes. "Even if you are set and batting well, as soon as it gets dark and lights are on, you can be in trouble." Players from both sides spoke about the challenge of batting under lights and Kohli felt at times, the atmosphere at the heaving Eden Gardens resembled that of a Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 match. "Under lights, it was a different experience. The first time when I walked out, it felt like an IPL game atmosphere," he said. "So you feel like smashing the first ball but then you have to remind yourself that you have to play compact."

Virat Kohli open to pink-ball test in Australia with proper planning

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first in the second Test which will be the first day/night encounter of the larger format to be played in India.

The match billed as the "pink-ball Test" since it will be played with a pink ball is being watched by <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/pink-ball-test-bangladesh-pm-sheikh-hasina-arrives-in-kolkata-263808">Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina</a> and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with Kolkata decked in pink ahead of the match.

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The Bangladesh prime minister was introduced to both teams at the Eden Gardens in the presence of the West Bengal chief minister and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.

Bangladesh elected to bat first due to the dryness of the pitch. India has named an unchanged team which won the first Test in Indore by an innings and 130 runs.

Ahead of the historic Test to be played under lights, Indian captain Virat Kohli had said that it was a "one-off thing" and that it "should not become a regular scenario".

"The entertainment of Test cricket lies in the fact that the batsman is trying to survive a session and the bowler trying to get a batsman out," Kohil told reporters, adding, "it's great to create more buzz around Test cricket."

Day/night Tests first started in Australia in 2015 with eleven matches being played so far around each producing a result. England, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies have all played at least one day-night Test.

However, the BCCI stayed away from the new version but the new president Sourav Ganguly insisted on the format citing fan interest and declining interest in Test cricket.

The match will be played from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm(local time) (0700 to 1430 GMT).

Teams:

India XI:&nbsp;

Virat Kohli (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha(keeper), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Ishant Shama, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami.

Bangladesh XI:

Mominul Haque (capt), Liton Das(keeper), &nbsp;Shadman Islam, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Nayeem Hasan, Abu Jayed, Al-Amin Hossain, Ebadat Hossain

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first in the second Test which will be the first day/night encounter of the larger format to be played in India. The match billed as the "pink-ball Test" since it will be played with a pink ball is being watched by Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with Kolkata decked in pink ahead of the match.

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first in the second Test which will be the first day/night encounter of the larger format to be played in India. The match billed as the "pink-ball Test" since it will be played with a pink ball is being watched by Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with Kolkata decked in pink ahead of the match. Also See: Kolkata turns pink for historic India-Bangladesh Test match The Bangladesh prime minister was introduced to both teams at the Eden Gardens in the presence of the West Bengal chief minister and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. Bangladesh elected to bat first due to the dryness of the pitch. India has named an unchanged team which won the first Test in Indore by an innings and 130 runs. Ahead of the historic Test to be played under lights, Indian captain Virat Kohli had said that it was a "one-off thing" and that it "should not become a regular scenario". "The entertainment of Test cricket lies in the fact that the batsman is trying to survive a session and the bowler trying to get a batsman out," Kohil told reporters, adding, "it's great to create more buzz around Test cricket." Day/night Tests first started in Australia in 2015 with eleven matches being played so far around each producing a result. England, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies have all played at least one day-night Test. However, the BCCI stayed away from the new version but the new president Sourav Ganguly insisted on the format citing fan interest and declining interest in Test cricket. The match will be played from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm(local time) (0700 to 1430 GMT). Teams: India XI: Virat Kohli (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha(keeper), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Ishant Shama, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami. Bangladesh XI: Mominul Haque (capt), Liton Das(keeper), Shadman Islam, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Nayeem Hasan, Abu Jayed, Al-Amin Hossain, Ebadat Hossain

Pink-ball Test: Bangladesh win toss, elect to bat first

Day-night tests are the future of cricket&#39;s longest format but the boards should not rush into them, according to New Zealand pace great Richard Hadlee. Australia played the first day-night test against New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval last November and have agreed another flood-lit match with South Africa at the same venue during the home summer. 
 
The concept has found ready takers in south Asia with India trialling pink-balls and Pakistan agreeing to play a floodlit test in Brisbane in December. 
 
&quot;You try, it is the game of the future. Probably one test in a series is fair enough,&quot; Hadlee told reporters in Mumbai. &quot;I think most people like to see the traditional format during the day.&quot; 
 
The durability of the pink kookaburra ball and the dew factor in India have raised doubts about the future of a floodlit test in the country. 
 
Hadlee said the players must get ample practice before such a contest. 
 
&quot;It is important for the players to have practice games; you cannot ask them to go out there and ask them to play a day-night game against the pink ball. It is unrealistic in a professional environment era. That needs to be tried and tested, so players can get some confidence. Conditions are different all around the world, so we don&#39;t really know how the pink ball is going to work here in India and that&#39;s why players need to have those practice games,&quot; he added. 
 
(Reuters)

Australia played the first such Test against the Kiwis last November

Day-night tests are the future of cricket's longest format but the boards should not rush into them, according to New Zealand pace great Richard Hadlee. Australia played the first day-night test against New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval last November and have agreed another flood-lit match with South Africa at the same venue during the home summer. The concept has found ready takers in south Asia with India trialling pink-balls and Pakistan agreeing to play a floodlit test in Brisbane in December. "You try, it is the game of the future. Probably one test in a series is fair enough," Hadlee told reporters in Mumbai. "I think most people like to see the traditional format during the day." The durability of the pink kookaburra ball and the dew factor in India have raised doubts about the future of a floodlit test in the country. Hadlee said the players must get ample practice before such a contest. "It is important for the players to have practice games; you cannot ask them to go out there and ask them to play a day-night game against the pink ball. It is unrealistic in a professional environment era. That needs to be tried and tested, so players can get some confidence. Conditions are different all around the world, so we don't really know how the pink ball is going to work here in India and that's why players need to have those practice games," he added. (Reuters)

Hadlee warns against rushing into day-night Tests