The first ever pink-ball Test match between Australia and New Zealand in November "seems to have opened the doors for pink ball cricket in India as well," with the Board of Control for Cricket in India "thinking about introducing the day-night fare in the Duleep Trophy next season," according to Ashim Sunam of the INT'L BUSINESS TIMES. The Australia-New Zealand pink ball Test "was watched by cricket lovers all around the world and was played in front of a packed stadium in Adelaide on all three days of the match." Such "huge numbers" have encouraged the BCCI to experiment with pink balls, and if successful, the cricket board "could even implement it" in int'l matches at home. BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur, "who is not sure as to whether such kind of a format can work in India or not," wants to implement the pink-ball match in the domestic circuit, before taking any decision on int'l matches. With India possessing a "huge number of cricket stadiums with full day-night facilities, it should not be a problem for the country to host international day-night Test matches." Thakur said, "Yes, I saw a bit of action between Australia and New Zealand at Adelaide, and I liked it. I think that this idea can work in India" (IB TIMES, 1/4).
