The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that the Indian team will play a Day-Night Test against Australia and England in the upcoming series. Virat Kohli’s troops, who are invincible in the ongoing ICC Test Championship, are scheduled to tour Down Under for a four-match Test series in November 2020.
Speaking to the news agency PTI, Ganguly said, “Yes, India will play a Day/Night Test in Australia. A formal announcement will be made soon.”
The 47-year-old legendary batsman also added the second Test of the next home series against England will also be a day-night affair.
Virat Kohli-led Team India played their maiden pink-ball Test in 2019, where they defeated the Bangladeshi tigers at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
On the eve of the first ODI against Australia last month, Kohli had said, “We’re ready and up for the challenge – whether it’s Gabba, Perth… it doesn’t matter to us. It’s become a very exciting feature of any Test series and we’re open to playing day-night Tests.”
India are currently gearing up for the two-match Test series against New Zealand starting from February 21.