5 innovations in the game of cricket

#1 Day-Night Test Matches:

The concept of Test matches being played under lights with a pink ball was introduced by the ICC in the year 2015. It was a welcome move by the committee.

Since then, 6 matches have been played under lights (3 in Australia, 2 in Dubai and 1 in England) and all of them have produced results. Teams like Australia, England and Pakistan have positively arranged for at least 1 Test to be played under lights during a Test series. South Africa are to play at Test under lights this boxing day against Zimbabwe and New Zealand too will host England for a day-night Test early next year.

It will be interesting to see when India will play its first day-night Test. However, the concept of playing under lights with the pink ball has already been introduced at the domestic level in the country.

The main purpose of day-night Tests was to attract children after school and others after the says work to enjoy the game. The concept is going strong with the games attracting strong crowds and making Test cricket a spectacle to watch yet again.