Ryan Harris: Cricketers should learn to adapt to pink ball

Ryan Harris, former Australian pace bowler feels it is important that cricketers adapt to the pink ball. He said that adaptation takes time but many a times helps in the long run. Art of adapting to new things in cricket keeps the game going. He added that although New Zealand have some experience playing with the pink ball, it is is not a very big advantage. Harris thinks that there are some issues with the pink ball but they can be made better with time. He thinks pink ball needs to be given more time. John Hastings: Pink ball not as hard as red ball, more boring

In a conversation with Cricket Australia’s official website he said, “It’s [pink ball] is here to stay. It’s new, it’s like when Twenty20 came in – no one knew how it was going to go. Players had to adapt to it and that’s what they will have to do here… The results in Canberra weren’t great, but that wicket was very abrasive – it wasn’t the wicket you would get at Adelaide. It will be a challenge. The Kiwi guys have done a lot of experimenting with it [pink ball] in New Zealand and a couple of games here – our guys have had bits and pieces. But it’s not a massive advantage. They will both encounter problems with it or ways that they use it; it might not swing as long or might not reverse, that sort of stuff.”  Ryan Harris has no regrets as he gears up for coaching jobs following retirement

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