India vs Australia: Pink Ball Should Be Used In All Test Matches, Says Shane Warne
Australia vs India: Shane Warne asked for the pink ball to be used in all Tests, not just day-night affairs, reasoning the red ball "doesn't do anything" after 25 overs.
- Asian News International
- Updated: December 17, 2020 10:42 PM IST
Highlights
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Shane Warne said the pink ball must be used in all Test matches
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Warne sed the red ball goes soft and "doesn't do anything" after 25 overs
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India and Australia are playing a pink-ball Test in Adelaide
Former Australia spinner Shane Warne feels that the pink ball should be used in all Test matches and not just day-night Tests, citing that the red ball "doesn't do anything" and goes soft after 25 overs. "I've been saying this for the last few years. I believe the pink ball should be used in all Test matches. Day games, not just day-night games," he said on Fox Cricket's The Big Break. "I think the pink ball you can actually see the ball easier, crowd can see the ball easier. It generally does more than the red ball and it looks fantastic on television. So why not use a pink ball the whole time? Maybe change it at 60 overs because it goes soft, but I'd be using the pink ball for every Test match so more of it I would say," he added.
His remarks came as India and Australia are fighting it out in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval.
Further highlighting the shortcomings of the red ball, Warne said: "No more red ball, it doesn't swing, it doesn't do anything, goes soft after 25 overs.
"It has been pathetic for so long now. Except for the Dukes ball in England, it has been rubbish.
"The pink ball can't be any worse than what the red ball has been for Test cricket. We haven't seen swing, we haven't seen seam. Absolutely nothing.
"So let's try the pink ball in Test cricket."
In the much-awaited clash between India and Australia, the visitors won the toss and opted to bat first.
At stumps, the score read 233/6 with Wriddhiman Saha (9) and R Ashwin (15) at the crease.