Hosts CAB said they would seek BCCI's clearance for a 1pm or 1.30pm start keeping in mind of the dew factor and the spectators convenience.
Virat Kohli was all praise for Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman, the pacer who tormented the Indians during their last visit where they lost the ODI series 1-2.
In order to raise the ever dwindling number of spectators in the stadium, the BCCI is all set to host its first-ever Day/Night cricket Test with pink ball when New Zealand tour India later this year. "We have decided that we will play one Day/Night Test match with pink ball against New Zealand later this year. Before that Duleep Trophy will act as a dress rehearsal for the Day/Night Test match," BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur told a select gathering of mediapersons at the BCCI's headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. Thakur said that the main objective of the Duleep Trophy will be to check how the pink kookaburra behaves under the light in sub-continental conditions. "While we have not zeroed in on the venue, there are lots of factors that need to be taken into account. Things like dew factor, how the spinners bowl with the pink kookaburra on Indian pitches. These things we will get an idea during the Duleep Trophy," said Thakur.
'If you bowl a no ball and get a wicket off that no ball, then there is no one else to blame.'
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni brought into play his years of experience to effect a turnaround in Friday's IPL against Royal Challenger Bangalore, in Sharjah.
As India and Bangladesh gear up for their first-ever day-night Test, veteran umpire K Hariharan said that the match officials should worry about the twilight period.
India will expect a better approach from skipper Shikhar Dhawan and young Shubman Gill in the Powerplay overs when the team clashes with New Zealand in a do-or-die second One-Day International, in Hamilton, on Sunday.
Plans to host a first day-night Test in India later this year remain intact, the Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary said on Tuesday, dismissing a local media report that prospective opponents New Zealand had rejected the idea.
After a decade-long stint in politics, Navjot Singh Sidhu will be back as commentator for IPL 2024.
While the return of pace spearhead Anrich Nortje, who had been nursing an injury, bolstered the bowling unit, the South African, who hasn't bowled since the T20 World Cup in November, looked understandably rusty.
Shreyas Iyer brings a huge reputation as a T20 batter and is poised to make a big impact in the remaining two games of the five-match series, said young India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi on Friday.
South Africa's bowlers chipped away at the wickets to stay on course for a huge victory against New Zealand.
While the young batsman said the wicket was not of their liking, he scored a 99 against KKR in a recent match in New Delhi.
Having already sealed the T20I series against India, South Africa batsman David Miller said the visitors are aiming to continue their good showing and complete a clean sweep in the three-match T20 International series in Kolkata, on Thursday.
Opportunities in the IPL have been few and far between for Sandeep Lamichhane and Nepal's teenage spinner says he has to "prove" himself every time he gets a chance.
Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer was happy with the way his team came out in the second innings and bowled out Rajasthan Royals.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels that it will require "three good days" to win the coveted World Cup cricket tournament for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men.
Tendulkar, who had earlier voiced his concern about tackling the dew factor, said the Indian cricket think-tank should do a postmortem after the match gets over.
Disappointed at his team's bowling at the death overs, Kolkata Knight Riders' Manish Pandey said they needed to improve in this aspect of the game after Mumbai Indians pulled off a thrilling four-wicket win in an Indian Premier League game in Mumbai.
Not scoring quickly certainly became India's undoing.
The flamboyant opener feels the team is benefitting from the "invaluable experience" of veterans Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Boult in crunch situations.
'If I played that 5 balls in the end in the 20th over, we could've scored 20 runs more which would have been a tight game I guess'
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said rather than talk about India's deficiencies, he would like to pay tribute to the West Indies, who capitalised on the chances they got in the World T20 semi-final in Mumbai.
Sourav Ganguly emphasised the need for playing day/night Tests to attract more spectators to stadiums.
Asked if he would be ready to play a Day/Night Test in Australia during next year's big tour, Kohli gave a positive reply with a rider.
New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has sent out a clear warning to his team ahead of its tour of India: either adapt quickly to the conditions or be taught a harsh lesson by the world's No.1 side.
India aim to seal series as Tilak Varma looks for quality batting time
A Rajasthan Royals official had told ANI that Buttler wasn't part of the bubble that was created for the players travelling from the UK to UAE and that is the reason he had to do a full six-day quarantine.
The crowds at Tuesday's IPL Qualifier 1 won't forget Faf's 67 in a hurry.
IMAGES from the World Cup match played between England and Afghanistan in Delhi on Sunday.
Captain Rohit Sharma slammed 85 off 43 balls as India levelled the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh with a eight-wicket victory in the second match.
'All these years, I've just tried to do my best with the bat in hand. I knew conditions were perfect. So, all I wanted to do was stay still and tonk the ball. The year 2019 has been very good so far. Just want to finish it off on a good note'
Australia came into the match better prepared and executed their plans to perfection while the Indians hit the panic button once the toss went against them.
The hamstring is absolutely fine, opener Rohit Sharma declared, allaying concerns over his fitness by returning to lead Mumbai Indians following a two-week injury lay-off because of which he was not named in India's squad for the tour of Australia.
"Jinx (Ajinkya Rahane) batted well at No 3 but Virat couldn't score, this is something we will have to look at," Dhoni said.
Jadeja's impressive figures read 2/18 in four overs, including 12 dot balls, which Dhoni believes was instrumental in the changing the course of the game.
But the star of the show was hometown boy Axar, finishing with 11 wickets in the game (six in the first innings and five in the second). Senior partner Ashwin wasn't to be left too far behind as he picked four wickets to finish with 7 in the game and also reached the 400-wicket mark in Test cricket.
Dhawan said that they didn't apprehend that dew would be a factor, just like the other way round in the previous game.
'We have almost got too many batting options at the moment, so that's why I say we were a little bit muddled with what we're sending out.'
Punjab Kings batting coach Wasim Jaffer has backed his team's bowlers to make a strong comeback after the heavy defeat to Lucknow Super Giants, adding that it "was one of those days when everything clicked for the opposition".
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