BCCI refuses Cricket Australia’s proposal to play day-night Test in Adelaide

BCCI refuses Cricket Australia’s proposal to play day-night Test in Adelaide

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BCCI has no faith in the concept of day and night Test matches and refused Cricket Australia’s proposal to play one such match in Adelaide towards the end of this year. The ICC has also not included day and night matches in the ICC Test Championship, which is to be announced after 2019 World Cup.

BCCI has completely discarded the idea of playing day and night Test matches and has stood by its stand by refusing Cricket Australia to play the first match of the four-match Test series under lights.

TOI reported that Cricket Australia were keen to get India to play the first match in Adelaide under lights, which also happens to be one of the favorite grounds’ of India overseas. However, the BCCI has shown no interest in playing Test cricket under lights, as it doesn’t see any future in it. 

The ICC is set to introduce ICC Test Championships, after the 2019 World Cup and the Championship does not include any day and night or pink Tests in it, which makes BCCI’s argument to oppose it even stronger. 

“If the ICC board has completely disregarded it, why should the onus be on the BCCI to participate in the concept?” a close source told TOI.

 The BCCI doesn’t see any point in pursuing with the idea of a day-night Test at all,” sources added.

India was also supposed to host West Indies for a day and night Test match in October this year and Rajkot was decided as the venue for the same. But, the BCCI wanted to give its players exposure to the different playing conditions under lights, but now does not feel any need for it.  

“The idea was to set a precedent but now there’s no need for it. There’s no need for any practice either because India is neither going to play the Adelaide Test under lights nor any (such matches) in the future,” said those in the know of developments.

Now that the idea has been discarded, the first Test in Adelaide is set to be a regular 5-day Test match, without any modifications. TOI also reported that India will play their first practice match in SCG, which is very unlike to the previous tours, where they were handed university grounds. Reportedly, this time, BCCI pushed CA to provide a proper Test venue for warm-up matches. 

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