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Pink ball aids spinners?


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Seems Aussie spinner o'keefe has said in an interview that its hard for batters to pick the spinners with the pink ball cause they can't see the seam clearly which shows the direction of revolutions on the ball...

I am keen to see how ash with his variations adapts to the pink ball.

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Well the batsman not being able to recognize the seam, may help the spinners but in the subcontinent, dew is also a factor. So it may be not be easy for the spinners to grip the ball. Dew also affects reverse swing for seamers.

There was a four day match at Eden Gardens under lights last month.  The pink ball helped the seamers as the ball skidded because of some grass on the pitch but there was hardly any assistance for spinners. Conditions vary, so we will have to see.

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If that is the case(seam not easy to see) then it will only help bowlers who have variations.

Don't think bowlers who don't spin much will benefit .

Edited by sourab10forever

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