Records show that pink ball tests rarely last the full five days, particularly when they are played in India, where none...
Digital Desk: There is a lot of anticipation for India's next Test match at home against Australia, as one of the four Test matches is set to be a day-night, pink-ball affair. The Ahmedabad Test of the four-match series was expected to be played under lights.
However, according to a Cricbuzz story, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is no longer in favour of hosting day-night tests. Despite their unblemished record in pink-ball tests, Australia is rumoured to be interested in playing a day-night test.
The BCCI's displeasure stems from the games' dwindling duration. Records show that pink ball tests rarely last the full five days, particularly when they are played in India, where none of the matches, whether they were against Bangladesh in Kolkata, England in Ahmedabad, or Sri Lanka in Bangalore, lasted for five days.
In actuality, the three games each lasted three, two, and three days. Statistically, only six of the world's twenty-day-night tests made it to the fifth day, and two tests ended in two days.
"It leads to a lot of issues, particularly with the public who would purchase tickets for five days," said a BCCI official. Apart from that, the report indicated that stakeholders were dissatisfied with the games finishing prematurely rather than lasting the entire duration.
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