Sourav Ganguly likely to make India embrace Day-Night Test matches

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to embrace Day-Night Test matches which was introduced by International Cricket Council (ICC) a few years ago. While Australia, England, West Indies and Pakistan have played longest format of game under floodlights on special occasions, Team India is yet to feature in such a contest. However, India is set to join this list as BCCI President-elect Sourav Ganguly is a supporter of Day-Night Test matches himself.

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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Day-Night Test 

former India skipper has always been vocal about adopting format with World Test Championship having option of teams organizing day-night games. Speaking to a leading online news portal, Ganguly has made it clear that discussing idea of Indian team playing pink-ball cricket would definitely be on top of his to-do-list once he comes into power officially.

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Last year, India had refused to play Day-Night Test match when y toured Australia. While Team India head coach Ravi Shastri had agreed to play day-night Tests against West Indies last year, he had decided to pull plug on idea on 11th hour after informing Committee of Administrators (CoA) that team wasn’t ready to play with pink ball under lights.

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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on India's chances to succeed 

Ganguly also feels that day-night game has a long future and this Indian team under Virat Kohli has ability to do well in format. He said that re is difference in Day-Night Test matches and regular Test matches, it is just a different ball which comes into play. 

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Sourav Ganguly on war with ICC

Earlier, Ganguly said that BCCI needs to be back to where it belongs in ICC. He said that BCCI is so important to ICC since it t only generates funds; which is one part but popularity of game matters. India is unbelievable and has a huge role to play in ICC and board needs to be respected, which at moment is t happening.