BCB agrees to ECB's proposal
Friday, 11 September 2009
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has agreed to the request of England Cricket Board (ECB) for playing in the first-ever day-night Test during the Tiger's tour in England in May-June next year, reports BSS.
This major decision was taken at BCB's board meeting held yesterday at the board room at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur.
However, the ICC has not yet cleared the idea and its approval which will be subject to suitable equipment being developed for the purpose as reported in cricket websites cricinfo.
The idea was first proposed at the MCC during its World Cricket Committee meeting at Lord's in July this year as a way of making the game's longest and oldest format more appealing. The other proposals included the use of pink balls and a World Test Championship.
The ICC has made it clear that though the concept of day- night Tests was discussed by its cricket committee, no decision has been taken yet. "The ICC cricket committee had last year agreed in principle that the notion of day-night Tests should be investigated," an ICC spokesperson said.
Apparently, there are a number of key issues related to the concept that are still being discussed: the colour of players clothing, whether the suggested pink balls retains its colour or needs to be changed frequently due to discolouration or wear and tear, to what extent would batting, bowling and fielding conditions vary and so on.
A MCC spokesman confirmed that the World Cricket Committee would meet with the ICC in November. The future of Test cricket is on the agenda, and within that floodlit Tests will be discussed.
India and England have subsequently backed the idea of day- night Test cricket as a way of taking the format forward amidst the rise of Twenty20 cricket.
This major decision was taken at BCB's board meeting held yesterday at the board room at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur.
However, the ICC has not yet cleared the idea and its approval which will be subject to suitable equipment being developed for the purpose as reported in cricket websites cricinfo.
The idea was first proposed at the MCC during its World Cricket Committee meeting at Lord's in July this year as a way of making the game's longest and oldest format more appealing. The other proposals included the use of pink balls and a World Test Championship.
The ICC has made it clear that though the concept of day- night Tests was discussed by its cricket committee, no decision has been taken yet. "The ICC cricket committee had last year agreed in principle that the notion of day-night Tests should be investigated," an ICC spokesperson said.
Apparently, there are a number of key issues related to the concept that are still being discussed: the colour of players clothing, whether the suggested pink balls retains its colour or needs to be changed frequently due to discolouration or wear and tear, to what extent would batting, bowling and fielding conditions vary and so on.
A MCC spokesman confirmed that the World Cricket Committee would meet with the ICC in November. The future of Test cricket is on the agenda, and within that floodlit Tests will be discussed.
India and England have subsequently backed the idea of day- night Test cricket as a way of taking the format forward amidst the rise of Twenty20 cricket.