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All the live updates from the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, which is hosting the first-ever day-night Test played by both India and ...

In Brisbane on Thursday, Test cricket will change colour. A day-night game means that, for the 25 th time, a Test match will be played with a pink ball. England’s hopes of regaining the Ashes rest on ...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved the trial run for a switch from red ball to pink ball midway through a ...

The Pink Ball Test matches have been in practice since November 2015. These matches were introduced to cater to more spectators after their working hours. Meanwhile, the ICC has also introduced an IPL ...

Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg has stated that the board still intends to include a pink-ball Test in the 2029-30 men's Ashes series, despite recent reports suggesting a day-night match had ...

Joe Root has questioned the need for a pink-ball Test in the Ashes as England gear up for Thursday’s crucial day/night game at Brisbane’s Gabba – a venue where they have not won for nearly 40 years.

Day Test matches could be played with a pink ball rather than the traditional red one to avoid stoppages when bad light is expected. The International Cricket Council announced on Monday that its ...

The ICC has approved trialling the use of pink balls in Test matches to maximise play in bad light, along with allowing coaches on the field during drinks breaks. Cricket Canada has been suspended due ...

Day-night Test cricket has altered the way in which the longest format is approached. The pink ball, the lights, the fast-moving evenings, and the capricious conditions have created a new kind of Test ...

Cricket's governing body said Monday it would trial the use of pink-coloured balls in Test matches to maximise play during bad light. The red balls usually used in Tests are not easily visible in ...

(Reuters) - England's cricketers admit they will be taking a leap in the dark when the country hosts its first day-night test, with a pink ball, against the West Indies this week. Few England players ...