Pink ball hits . Player safety be damned

[mani sha]

So icc in its infinite wisdom is subjecting Bangladesh players to play against the top 3 all time great bowling attack throwing down 140 k bouncers 

 

so many concussion subs - we should not be playing day night matches With pink ball

Edited November 24, 2019 by mani sha
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[nevada]

2 minutes ago, mani sha said:

So icc in its infinite wisdom is subjecting Bangladesh players to play against the top 3 all time great bowling attack throwing down 140 k bouncers 

 

so many concussion subs - we should not be playing day night matches With pink ball

Player safety is most important. Imagine the potential damage if we have to face the Aussie attack with the pink ball at the gabbattoir.

[cowboysfan]

1 hour ago, nevada said:

Player safety is most important. Imagine the potential damage if we have to face the Aussie attack with the pink ball at the gabbattoir.

that cat is out of the bag,we are going to play more day might tests and not just in India.

[rkt.india]

29 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

that cat is out of the bag,we are going to play more day might tests and not just in India.

We may not citing safety concerns and they have the reason now.

[Stan AF]

Is it just me or did anyone else had trouble seeing the pink ball sometimes in the evening?

[Forward Defence]

Practicing with the pink ball in twilight conditions can be ideal practice before England tours.

Regarding players getting hit, it is surely a safety concern. God forbid if some casualty takes place, it would leave everybody devastated. 

[Forward Defence]

Practicing with the pink ball in twilight conditions can be ideal practice before England tours.

Regarding players getting hit, it is surely a safety concern. God forbid if some casualty takes place, it would leave everybody devastated. 

[mani sha]

20 minutes ago, Forward Defence said:

Practicing with the pink ball in twilight conditions can be ideal practice before England tours.

Regarding players getting hit, it is surely a safety concern. God forbid if some casualty takes place, it would leave everybody devastated. 

Precisely . It’s a matter of time 

the visibility with pink is poor . And 140 might be like 160 for most players . 
 

if india would face say an archer - imagine if kohli was concussed . It’s a matter of when and not if - if this nonsense pink ball continues 

[kosingh]

Play tests with colored clothing and white ball if they must. Better than this crap.

[express bowling]

There have been 11 Day / Night tests held in the last 4 years before this Eden test.

 

The Eden test 2019 is the 12th D/N test.

 

Don't think their have been many complaints about either playing with the pink ball or issues regarding player safety.

 

Bangladeshi batsmen have woeful techniques against the short ball. Their footwork is not upto the mark and they don't keep their eyes on the ball if it is dug in short. This factor,  coupled with some high quality fast bowling by us, have resulted in so many hits to the head and body.

 

Multiple hits to the head and body are rather common in test matches against good fast bowling attacks. This has been the case for the last 60 years or more even with the red ball.

 

It is important for players to practice with the pink ball and get acclimatized. Whenever anything new happens, practicing a lot and getting used to it is important.

 

Indians practiced a lot with the pink ball. Did the Bangladeshis do it  ?

 

As per Indian players' reports ... pink ball cricket is ok if players practice with it.

Edited November 24, 2019 by express bowling

[R!TTER]

We aren't going to play pink ball tests anywhere we don't want to, there's perks to being the richest board in the world & this is one of them!

[cowboysfan]

13 minutes ago, express bowling said:

There have been 11 Day / Night tests held in the last 4 years before this Eden test.

 

The Eden test 2019 is the 12th D/N test.

 

Don't think their have been many complaints about either playing with the pink ball or issues regarding player safety.

 

Bangladeshi batsmen have woeful techniques against the short ball. Their footwork is not upto the mark and they don't keep their eyes on the ball if it is dug in short. This factor,  coupled with some high quality fast bowling by us, have resulted in so many hits to the head and body.

 

Multiple hits to the head and body are rather common in test matches against good fast bowling attacks. This has been the case for the last 60 years or more even with the red ball.

 

It is important for players to practice with the pink ball and get acclimatized. Whenever anything new happens, practicing z lot and yet to g used to it is important.

 

Indians practiced a lot without pink ball. Did the Bangladeshis do it  ?

 

As per Indian players' reports ... pink ball cricket is ok if players practice with the pink ball.

agree completely.Bang bros are too passive against the short ball,they never even attempt to play it.

[New guy]

Our bowlers have hit batsmen and forced concussion substitute even in day tests so not sure why the pink balls are being blamed. There have also been other pink ball tests without incident

 

Our bowlers are going to bowl lethal bouncers regardless of the ball

Edited November 24, 2019 by New guy

[mani sha]

1 hour ago, express bowling said:

There have been 11 Day / Night tests held in the last 4 years before this Eden test.

 

The Eden test 2019 is the 12th D/N test.

 

Don't think their have been many complaints about either playing with the pink ball or issues regarding player safety.

 

Bangladeshi batsmen have woeful techniques against the short ball. Their footwork is not upto the mark and they don't keep their eyes on the ball if it is dug in short. This factor,  coupled with some high quality fast bowling by us, have resulted in so many hits to the head and body.

 

Multiple hits to the head and body are rather common in test matches against good fast bowling attacks. This has been the case for the last 60 years or more even with the red ball.

 

It is important for players to practice with the pink ball and get acclimatized. Whenever anything new happens, practicing a lot and getting used to it is important.

 

Indians practiced a lot with the pink ball. Did the Bangladeshis do it  ?

 

As per Indian players' reports ... pink ball cricket is ok if players practice with it.

I would like to see pujara and kohli playing shami and ishant under pink lights . 
pujara is the only one who has said that it’s difficult to see pink ball 

 

day night tests that have been played were outside the subcontinent . If u see how a picture shot in india looks versus say Australia , u can see that india has definitely a thicker atmosphere - see games played in aussie look so clear on tv but in india it always looks grainy - add smog and fog and u have poor visibility . 
 

11 is too small a statistical size .. especially if it has involved very few attacks of the type india has 

 

blaming tailend bangladesh batters for being too passive is seriously absurd . They too have families and I think we need to make sure nobody gets hurt 

[express bowling]

24 minutes ago, mani sha said:

I would like to see pujara and kohli playing shami and ishant under pink lights . 
pujara is the only one who has said that it’s difficult to see pink ball 

 

day night tests that have been played were outside the subcontinent . If u see how a picture shot in india looks versus say Australia , u can see that india has definitely a thicker atmosphere - see games played in aussie look so clear on tv but in india it always looks grainy - add smog and fog and u have poor visibility . 
 

 

If visibility is an issue then minor tweaks can be made to the ball.

 

But, as players play more with the pink ball, they are going to get better.

 

We heard similar arguments regarding ODI cricket with the white ball in the 1980s.  But players got used to it and minor tweaks were made to the ball too.

 

 

24 minutes ago, mani sha said:

11 is too small a statistical size .. especially if it has involved very few attacks of the type india has 

 

7 of the 12 tests have involved India, Australia and / or South Africa ... 3 countries with high quality fast bowling attacks.

 

24 minutes ago, mani sha said:

blaming tailend bangladesh batters for being too passive is seriously absurd .

 

Did not say that they were passive.

 

Said that they were not watching the ball ... which is supposed to be basic even for tailenders at international level.

 

 

[Vilander]

Need to see aus eng sa even sl wi bat against it before deciding if top batsmen can cope with it or not not sure if it is down to bd batsmen ability.

[mani sha]

5 hours ago, express bowling said:

 

If visibility is an issue then minor tweaks can be made to the ball.

 

But, as players play more with the pink ball, they are going to get better.

 

We heard similar arguments regarding ODI cricket with the white ball in the 1980s.  But players got used to it and minor tweaks were made to the ball too.

 

 

 

7 of the 12 tests have involved India, Australia and / or South Africa ... 3 countries with high quality fast bowling attacks.

 

 

Did not say that they were passive.

 

Said that they were not watching the ball ... which is supposed to be basic even for tailenders at international level.

 

 

Never had an issue with white ball . It’s the color pink . Tailenders if could watch the ball well would be not tailenders . 
 

not so long ago a young man died due to a bouncer . It was broad daylight and he was not a tailender 

 

reason I like cricket over american football and boxing is cos it’s safe . It’s unsafe to play a ball under lights facing extreme pace when the color is not white 

[express bowling]

11 hours ago, mani sha said:

Never had an issue with white ball . It’s the color pink .

 

During the 1980s, the quality of lights were not as good as now.  Moreover, the ball got dirty and darker a bit quicker due to the texture. 

 

Plus ... so many players grew up playing with the red ball during the day.

 

Any new thing creates issues at first.

 

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reason I like cricket over american football and boxing is cos it’s safe . It’s unsafe to play a ball under lights facing extreme pace when the color is not white 

 

Cricket was very dangerous till the 1970s.  Even after that, it was not safe till 1995 or thereabouts.

 

And that was the time cricket was truly popular among the masses.

 

With the modified helmets being used after the Huges incident, there is no realistic life risk nowadays, even with the pink ball.

Edited November 25, 2019 by express bowling

[express bowling]

As Ganguly said after the match ... the ball makers will improve the quality of the ball based on player experience. And things will be even better after a short time.

[MCcricket]

Think the SG ball.is good but it needs slight tweak, too much laquer, making it skid and bounce rapidly