Future belongs to day-night Tests

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Future belongs to day-night Test and pink ball. Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket and is considered its highest standard. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The two teams of 11 players play a four-innings match, which may last up to five days (or longer in some historical cases). It is generally considered the most complete examination of teams' playing ability and endurance.The name Test stems from the long, gruelling match being a "test" of the relative strengths of the two sides. The first officially recognised Test match began on 15 March 1877, between England and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

Australia and New Zealand played the first day-night match in Test cricket's 138-year history in 2015. And now  it had been played between Pakistan and windes, it was first day night test in Asia. The historic game marked Pakistan’s 400th Test match.Green shirts won the match and created history. The pink-ball Test made its debut last year when Australia faced New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval and the experiment was deemed as a resounding success.

Pakistan skipper Misbah believed that  day-night format represents the future of Test cricket. He said it’s a good opportunity and you will see it mostly happening in future. South Africa will face the Aussies in the other day-night Test in November.

Holder, Misbah’s West Indian counterpart, also supported the idea of day-night Tests. He said

I like the concept and I think it is one that should be there to stay. For the future of international cricket we have to give a chance to something new. However, Holder believes sighting the pink ball was not easy  and still it is a challenge.

In the past  David Boon, former Aussie batsman said  that Day-Night Test Cricket with the pink ball can be the future of the game.However in the eye of experts ,Pink ball is designed and manufactured by Kookaburra to replace traditional red ball in test cricket. It is better than the red ball in terms of the visibility and tougher than white ball in terms of endurance.

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