The Pakistan Cricket Board’s bid to stage a day-night Test in the UAE continues to be stalled "by the reluctance of sides unwilling to commit to an idea cricket believes is vital to the future of its longest format," according to Osman Samiuddin of THE NATIONAL. Pakistan first proposed a day-night Test against Sri Lanka for their series in the UAE at the end of '13 but the tourists "outright rejected the idea." For this home season, the PCB has "resurrected the idea with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) whose team is scheduled to visit for a full tour this winter." PCB officials "are not overly optimistic about the chances of it going ahead, however." According to them, "the offer was made in February at which point the WICB was not particularly enthusiastic." But after the recent Int'l Cricket Council meetings in Dubai, "where boards reaffirmed a commitment to more day-night Tests, West Indies are thought to be revisiting the offer and have not yet ruled out the prospect." New Zealand is "also publicly committed to day-night Tests," but its team had to be "offered a financial incentive to play the first one in Australia last year." But it is "more conducive to India’s suggestion to play one when they tour later this year" (THE NATIONAL, 4/28).
