NEW DELHI: The BCCI has formally informed Cricket Australia that India will not play any Day/Night Test match on their excursion Down Under on the end of this 12 months.
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While Cricket Australia have been insistent on having a crimson ball Test, which has been a tradition for all touring teams for the previous two years, however the Indian board has made it transparent that they're going to now not deviate from the normal red-ball fits.
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With Indian workforce control, headed through chief coach Ravi Shastri, intimating the Committee of Administrators (CoA) that the workforce will take a minimum of 18 months to prepare for the Day/Night Test, acting secretary Choudhary used to be advised to pass at the message to CA chief govt James Sutherland.
CA wanted the opening Test at Adelaide from December 6-10 to be a crimson ball Test match.
"I am directed to say by the Committee of Administrators that India would begin to play in the format only in about a year's time. Under the circumstances, I regret to say that the proposed D/N Test cannot be played and all Tests will have to have the conventional structure," Choudhary wrote in his e mail to Sutherland.
Last week, Sutherland had advised a radio station in Australia that India's reluctance to play the crimson ball Test used to be essentially on account of their urge to win the collection. Australia has now not misplaced a single Test match underneath lighting fixtures played at house.
On the opposite hand, amongst Indian players, handiest Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay have played Day/Night crimson ball fits all through Duleep Trophy.
ALSO READ: India won't play Day-Night Tests towards West Indies, Australia
While Cricket Australia have been insistent on having a crimson ball Test, which has been a tradition for all touring teams for the previous two years, however the Indian board has made it transparent that they're going to now not deviate from the normal red-ball fits.
ALSO READ: Ravi Shastri met CoA to rule out Day-Night Test
With Indian workforce control, headed through chief coach Ravi Shastri, intimating the Committee of Administrators (CoA) that the workforce will take a minimum of 18 months to prepare for the Day/Night Test, acting secretary Choudhary used to be advised to pass at the message to CA chief govt James Sutherland.
CA wanted the opening Test at Adelaide from December 6-10 to be a crimson ball Test match.
"I am directed to say by the Committee of Administrators that India would begin to play in the format only in about a year's time. Under the circumstances, I regret to say that the proposed D/N Test cannot be played and all Tests will have to have the conventional structure," Choudhary wrote in his e mail to Sutherland.
Last week, Sutherland had advised a radio station in Australia that India's reluctance to play the crimson ball Test used to be essentially on account of their urge to win the collection. Australia has now not misplaced a single Test match underneath lighting fixtures played at house.
On the opposite hand, amongst Indian players, handiest Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay have played Day/Night crimson ball fits all through Duleep Trophy.
India will not play D/N Test in Australia: BCCI to CA
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