2020 and December. The first match of India’s Test series against Australia started in Adelaide on the 17th of this month. This game still haunts every Indian. On the same day, the first pink ball Test was played between India and Australia. India aside, perhaps not even Australia could have imagined what would come next in a game that will be remembered for many years to come. India, captained by Virat Kohli, won the toss and decided to bat first. India scored 244 runs in the first innings thanks to Kohli’s 74 runs, but disgrace occurred in the second innings as the entire team could only score 36 runs. He had to face a huge and embarrassing defeat.
India and Australia to play pink ball Test again
After this, India and Australia will face off again in a pink ball Test. The month is also December and the venue is Adelaide. But since 2020, the Ganges has been flooded with water, and the situation has changed. This time, India will get a chance to do something that has never happened in pink-ball Test history. Of course, now the captain is not Kohli but Rohit Sharma. But the team is from India. India’s performance in pink-ball Tests has been decent. India have won three day-night pink-ball Tests in four games, but the search for a first win on foreign soil continues. If we talk about Australia, apart from West Indies, no team from other parts of the world has managed to beat it in a pink ball Test. We also lost one game, at the Gabba. Australia’s withdrawal after a loss has not happened in Adelaide.
India and Australia pink ball Test records
Now let us tell you something in detail about the Pink Ball Test. India has played four pink-ball Tests so far, winning three and losing one. Australia has played 12 pink-ball Tests, winning 11 of them and losing only 1 at home. While you can also see this in the chart posted here, let us tell you that the batsman who has scored the most runs for India in pink-ball Tests is Virat Kohli, followed by Rohit Sharma at second. The two India stalwarts will also be playing in Adelaide from December 6. Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith top-scored for Australia in the pink-ball Test. Both players will also feature in the next game. This means competition will be equal and fierce.
How India and Australia perform in pink ball Tests
Many Indian players will play pink ball Test for the first time
The problem for the Indian team is that they don’t have much experience playing pink-ball Tests. It is not clear who will be in India’s XI for the next match, but it is certain that at least five to six players can make their debut in the pink ball Test. Leaving aside the newcomers, even KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj have not participated in such a test and this is the first time for them. The Australian team are used to it now and this game is nothing new to them.
Bowler who took most wickets for India and Australia in pink ball Tests
Some interesting facts about day and night tests
There are also some interesting things you should know about day and night, the Pink Ball Test. So far, the teams have played a total of 22 pink-ball Tests. What is special is that all of them have results, that is, not a single game has ended in a draw. Of these, there are only five Tests, lasting five days, with the rest of the games ending before then. There were two more tests, with results coming in just two days. That said, if you expect the next India vs Australia match to be a draw, it probably won’t happen. The question is how many days it will take for this game to be over.
Batsman who scored most runs for India and Australia in pink ball Tests
Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah will play another pink-ball Test in Australia.
Only two players from the Indian squad for the Adelaide pink ball Test 2020 will feature in the match starting on December 6. The rest of the team has also changed a lot. Although Ravichandran Ashwin was also part of the eleven in the same team four years ago, it is hard to say whether he will get a chance this time. This means Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah will get a chance to do the same thing against Australia in this match that Australia did against India at that time.
India must win a pink-ball Test on foreign soil for the first time.
Team India will have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win a pink-ball Test abroad for the first time and tell the world that India can win day-night Tests abroad too. There’s still some time left in the game, but strategy discussions are ongoing. It will be very interesting to see which move should be taken to get the opponent stunned. India are currently leading the series after winning the first game of the series and it’s a difficult time for Australia. But the Australian team is good at counterattacks and cannot take it lightly.
He might get a chance to play the pink ball for India for the first time.
India vs Australia pink ball test important for World Test Championship
This 5-match series is also important for India and Australia as it will decide the path to the World Test Championship as well. India once again occupied the top spot in the WTC standings, while Australia had to drop to third place. Now Australia’s path to the finals is not as easy as previously thought. At the same time, Team India’s work won’t be done with just one or two wins. He was prohibited from losing any games. Under such circumstances, when the superstars of the two teams confront each other on the court, it will give people a full sense of excitement every time.
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