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Ploy could backfire: Ian Chappell on Australia hosting two Day-Night Tests against India
Earlier, a report on a website cited Cricket Australia (CA) chairman Earl Eddings saying he is interested to push the idea of a series with more than one pink-ball Tests against India.
Former cricketer Ian Chappell believes the idea to play two Day-Night Tests against India Down Under next year could backfire on Australia considering the strong bowling attack that number one ranked team in the world possess. A report in ESPN Cricifo cited Cricket Australia (CA) chairman Earl Eddings saying he is interested to push the idea of a series with more than one pink-ball Test against Virat Kohli’s troops. However, former skipper Chappell isn’t of the same view and said it could backfire spectaculary on the hosts.
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“Despite doing a good job last tour and possibly overseeing an even better attack for next summer’s series, Kohli could face a different kind of challenge in Australia,” Chappell wrote in his column for ESPN Cricinfo.
“Cricket Australia is contemplating two day-night Tests for the 2020-21 Indian tour. However, if that ploy is meant to advantage Australia, it may backfire as India have a strong attack and Kohli has already shown he’s adept at captaincy in this part of the world,” he added.
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Earlier, Board for Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly too reacted on the issue and said two day-night Tests in a series would be too much. Speaking at the India Today Conclave on Saturday, the 47-year-old said that the BCCI will assess and take a call on it.
“Whether India go to play two day-night Tests in Australia is not assured,” Ganguly said. “Two out of four would be a bit too much with the pink ball. We will assess it. I read it in the newspapers this morning. I haven’t heard anything from the Australian cricket board. We will deal with it as it comes.”
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He further added: “Pleasingly, they’ve played their first day-night Test and won easily. Now they’ve got through that it might give them the right build-up to it over here. I’ve got no doubt they’ll consider playing one and maybe even more day-night Test matches. But that’s down the track to when we catch up with them in January.”
