England will be coming to India in Feb-Mar. Pink ball test might happen in Kolkata or Ahmedabad

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

Pink ball test can work in england's favour 

 

Edited October 17, 2020 by Ankit_sharma03

[Gollum]

Stupid to play pink ball test with our WTC F qualification on the line. Must try to go for 5-0 in traditional Indian conditions. 

[rkt.india]

11 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

Pink ball test can work in england's favour 

 

Pink ball has hardly done anything different in India.

[putrevus]

Pink ball cricket has to be on top priority for BCCI to get interest back into test cricket.

[rkt.india]

10 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Pink ball cricket has to be on top priority for BCCI to get interest back into test cricket.

5 day cricket will never get interest back. 

[Cricketics]

17 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

5 day cricket will never get interest back. 

It will. People will get tired of t20 leagues and would like to see something different from time to time. T20s will continue and do great but people would like to watch something different all the time. Such high contest will automatically bring interest. Bet India vs Pakistan series in say 2024-2025 happening will bring loads of crowd. Stimulating effect is required and sometimes a major series does that. You got to market the opportunity.i

 Forget India vs Pak also and imagine a world cricket test chanpionship final happens to be in India in the future between India and Australia in Mumbai or Kolkata, Delhi or Chennia, people will turn up in big numbers and would be watching big time in big numbers. This can stipulate into more interest in test cricket.

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[ShoonyaSifar]

Kolkata in Feb-Mar during the evening could be disastrous. Best to play in Ahmedabad or Rajkot which remain largely dry from mid-Feb onwards.

[Gollum]

Anderson or Broad could pick their maiden 4fer (or 3fer, maybe even 2fer?) in India.

 

 

[Serpico]

wherever they play it, they should schedule it as the last match of the series. English bowlers needs to be completely demoralized and broken down before they play the pink ball match

[putrevus]

20 hours ago, rkt.india said:

5 day cricket will never get interest back. 

Who said it won't, They need to be played in certain venues and pitches should be sportive along with teams. Pink ball is way to go to create interest back into test cricket.

[Gollum]

1 hour ago, Serpico said:

wherever they play it, they should schedule it as the last match of the series. English bowlers needs to be completely demoralized and broken down before they play the pink ball match

Bingo

[putrevus]

If Indian batsmen are unable to handle Anderson or Broad in Indian conditions also, then they don't deserve to play the championships.

[rkt.india]

13 hours ago, putrevus said:

Who said it won't, They need to be played in certain venues and pitches should be sportive along with teams. Pink ball is way to go to create interest back into test cricket.

T20 works because it's a 3-4 hours game. 

[putrevus]

9 hours ago, rkt.india said:

T20 works because it's a 3-4 hours game. 

There are people like me who like test cricket over t20s. So it just needs to be played with Pink ball  in cetain venues where people have chance to come after work and watch. 

Edited October 20, 2020 by putrevus

[Majestic]

Good for England. Anderson will improve his stats with pink ball 5-fer in India like he did in Australia.

[express bowling]

On 10/18/2020 at 10:08 PM, rkt.india said:

5 day cricket will never get interest back. 

 

 

Day-night matches will definitely increase interest in test cricket.

 

Saw it last year too.  Leaving aside the novelty factor, people got the time to watch for a few hours on TV, after coming back from work. This does not happen during day matches.

 

 

 

 

[Straight Drive]

On 10/18/2020 at 9:56 PM, putrevus said:

Pink ball cricket has to be on top priority for BCCI to get interest back into test cricket.

There are many retired people who have time to watch test matches during daytime. It's just not dependent on the people who go to office and hence cannot watch cricket. The dependency is on "Working " as well as on "Retired" people.

 

I don't know about what format this generation (the one that are still working) likes. However, it is clear that they are trying to maximize the television audience by targeting the "Working" as well as "Retired" fans who love cricket. Strategically it is the correct move. At least it will increase the audience for a session if not more. The product needs to be modified and that's what they are gradually doing. Cricketers will have to adapt themselves to field well under artificial lights. IPL viewership is very good because of Day and Night match timings. So there is hope that Day and Night test matches will improve audience and help bring more revenue.

[Gollum]

If there won't be crowds, D/N test has no purpose. Test fans will somehow find a way to watch a few passages, timing notwithstanding. I don't buy this 'coming after work' and watching. 

[Straight Drive]

8 minutes ago, Gollum said:

If there won't be crowds, D/N test has no purpose. Test fans will somehow find a way to watch a few passages, timing notwithstanding. I don't buy this 'coming after work' and watching. 

They are just trying to increase the profitability by means of increasing television viewership and thus higher revenue and profitability realized due to boost in broadcasting rights.