India opinion on day night cricket pink balls crucial in longer run Rosy start to pink ball cricket, India opinion on day night cricket pink balls crucial in longer run Rosy start to pink ball cricket.KOLKATA: The pink ball debuted in India on Saturday with a nothing delivery outside the off-stump which Mohun Bagan and Bengal opener Jayojit Basu let go to the Bhowanipore wicket-keeper Santosh Sabanayakan. The next ball from Ravikant Singh, a sharp in-swinger, beat Basu. By the fourth over, Geet Puri had snared Basu, Sabanayakan taking a simple catch.
“There was a lot of swing. The ball felt much lighter. I really enjoyed bowling with the pink Kookaburra. It had much better control,” said Puri, who also bowled Vivek Singh.
At the tea break, the first scheduled break after a 41-minute rain delay, umpire Abhijit Bhattacharya had pointed out that B how a nip ore skipper Writ tick Chatterjee doesn’ t spin the ball, but before the night was done, he got a wicket. That happened in the 49th over when Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman S ah a committed ha ra- kiri and was caught in the deep. Bhowanipore then had spin from both ends.
The seamers got good purchase, as the ball skidded, but remained firm and was perfectly visible. However, the spinners got less assistance. Umpire Premdip Chatterjee said he was "really surprised". "I never expected the ball will remain so firm. It was perfectly visible. The seam remained intact," said Chatterjee. At the end of the day, Mohun Bagan notched up 276 for 8 after batting for 85.2 overs. The highlight of the Bagan innings was a 131-ball 83 by Anushtup Majumdar. Sanjib Sanyal was in the middle with 51 at draw of stumps. Msajumdar was all praise for the pink ball. "It was a nice experience. Visibility was not an issue. Initially I faced a bit of difficulty as the ball skidded and seamed, but was also coming on to the bat. Once I was settled, it was easy to bat on." On the other hand, Bhowanipore pacer Ravikant Singh, who had represented India in the under-19 World Cup, finished with three wickets. Bhowanipore left arm pacer Geet Puri got two wickets. He claimed the day's first victim in the form of Mohun Bagan opener Jayjit Basu as the ball moved away after pitching. Puri said the ball felt lighter, and swung a lot. "It was great bowling with the pink ball. I could control it better."
It is a new page in Indian cricketing history, as the first-ever day-night multi-day match is all set to be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Eden Gardens is also scheduled to be the venue, where the day-night Test between Indian and New Zealand is to be played later in 2016. The four-day match between Bhawanipore Club and Mohun Bagan Athletic Club beginning from Saturday is a huge match as the pink kookaburra ball will be tested for the very first time in India. Many players had expressed concerns ahead of the first ever day-night Test between Australia and New Zealand and some after the game.
At the tea break, the first scheduled break after a 41-minute rain delay, umpire Abhijit Bhattacharya had pointed out that B how a nip ore skipper Writ tick Chatterjee doesn’ t spin the ball, but before the night was done, he got a wicket. That happened in the 49th over when Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman S ah a committed ha ra- kiri and was caught in the deep. Bhowanipore then had spin from both ends.
The seamers got good purchase, as the ball skidded, but remained firm and was perfectly visible. However, the spinners got less assistance. Umpire Premdip Chatterjee said he was "really surprised". "I never expected the ball will remain so firm. It was perfectly visible. The seam remained intact," said Chatterjee. At the end of the day, Mohun Bagan notched up 276 for 8 after batting for 85.2 overs. The highlight of the Bagan innings was a 131-ball 83 by Anushtup Majumdar. Sanjib Sanyal was in the middle with 51 at draw of stumps. Msajumdar was all praise for the pink ball. "It was a nice experience. Visibility was not an issue. Initially I faced a bit of difficulty as the ball skidded and seamed, but was also coming on to the bat. Once I was settled, it was easy to bat on." On the other hand, Bhowanipore pacer Ravikant Singh, who had represented India in the under-19 World Cup, finished with three wickets. Bhowanipore left arm pacer Geet Puri got two wickets. He claimed the day's first victim in the form of Mohun Bagan opener Jayjit Basu as the ball moved away after pitching. Puri said the ball felt lighter, and swung a lot. "It was great bowling with the pink ball. I could control it better."
It is a new page in Indian cricketing history, as the first-ever day-night multi-day match is all set to be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Eden Gardens is also scheduled to be the venue, where the day-night Test between Indian and New Zealand is to be played later in 2016. The four-day match between Bhawanipore Club and Mohun Bagan Athletic Club beginning from Saturday is a huge match as the pink kookaburra ball will be tested for the very first time in India. Many players had expressed concerns ahead of the first ever day-night Test between Australia and New Zealand and some after the game.
