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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq is not in favor of playing all Tests with pink-ball as it will take away the sanctity of the longest format.
His remark comes as various former cricketers including Shane Warne, have vouched for using the pink ball in all Test cricket to counter bad light.
Only 134.3 overs were bowled in the second England-Pakistan Test with play constantly being hampered by rain and bad light
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Michael Vaughan believes that using pink ball in all Tests can be the solution to stoppages in the game due to bad light
The second day of the ongoing Eng-Pak Test was hit by numerous delays due to rain before winding up early because of poor light
Pink balls are currently used in day-night Tests with teams continuing to play under floodlights
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Ishant Sharma and his pace colleagues wreaked havoc with the pink ball to put India in charge of their maiden day-night test against Bangladesh at a heaving Eden Gardens on Friday.
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Kolkata turns pink with the first-ever D/N Test match. It paves the way for the nation to host many more pink ball matches making the pink ball the new red ball.
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India thrashed Bangladesh by an innings and 130 runs in the first Test and will look to whitewash it in Kolkata as they start their pink ball Test campaign.
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The revamped Adelaide Oval had hosted its three previous Tests as pink ball matches, attracting strong crowds as well as broadcast ratings.
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India must embrace day-night Tests and shed its apprehensions about the pink ball matches, seasoned spinner Harbhajan Singh suggested on Thursday.
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The final Test of the three-match series will be a day-night encounter at the Kensington Oval starting June 23, said Sri Lanka Cricket.
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South Africa will be using the Paarl match to prepare two key long-time absentees, batsman AB de Villiers and fast bowler Dale Steyn, for a probable return to Test cricket.
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This will be Pakistan's second day and night Test in Dubai as last year also they had played against the West Indies and won the encounter.
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Australia were 14 without loss at the close in reply to South Africa`s 259 for nine declared.
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No team has ever swept Australia on their own pitches in a series of three or more tests.
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The Adelaide Test will also mark the first pink ball Twilight match for South Africa.
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Ali`s unbeaten 146 guided Pakistan to 279-1 at close on the opening day of the first Test.
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Pakistan captain Misbah said he was relishing the prospect of a day-night Test, where play will be from 3:30 pm to 10:30 pm (1130 GMT to 1830 GMT) with two breaks of 30 minutes, in what is nominally a "home" series for Pakistan.
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A pink ball will be used, with players wearing traditional whites rather than coloured clothing.
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Kumble was of the opinion that if they kept discussing about the 'death' of Test cricket then it would soon turn into a reality.
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Despite having a great tournament with 356 runs from five innings at an average of 71.20, Gambhir feels that there are issues with pink ball under lights.
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The BCCI is still in its experimental phase at the moment with the inaugural Day/Night Duleep Trophy coming to an end tomorrow.
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Sitting alongside chief coach Anil Kumble, selectors Vikram Rathour and Saba Karim confirmed the development.
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