With Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke, the two ushers of pink-ball cricket and neutral venue matches in Indian domestic circuit, out of the administrational powers, courtesy Lodha reforms, it seems like the command is with Sourav Ganguly again to take initiative.
Western Railways (WR) and South Central Railways (SCR), who have won all the matches so far, take on the bottom two teams — NFR and Kerala in the semi-finals.
BCCI president Anurag Thakur put to rest speculation on India hosting its first ever day-night Test after saying that pink ball will not be used before more experimentation.
ECB will want to be assured about the prospect of day-night Test, even though Edgbaston remains the likely venue for their first-ever Test with the pink cricket ball.
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BCCI has already started its experiment with the pink ball in the ongoing Duleep Trophy tournament which is currently being played under lights at Greater Noida.
Pakistan will be playing a day-night Test against West Indies at Dubai in the month of October.
I believe sport is all about evolution; you have to be careful not to remain stagnant and static at a time when there are so many options available, writes VVS Laxman.
Star batsman Ajinkya Rahane has joined the chorus of pink-ball supporters, saying that he is excited and keen to try it out in the Duleep Trophy.