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India vs Bangladesh: From Australia to Zimbabwe, a list of teams who have participated in day-night Tests
Firstcricket Staff •Come 22 November, India and Bangladesh will be the latest entrants to participate in a day-night Test when the two teams lock horns in Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.
Indian captain Virat Kohli agreeable to play Day-Night Tests, says BCCI president Sourav Ganguly
•If Sourav Ganguly's tenure is not extended beyond July, the Day-Night Test might not become a reality as India next play five-day games at home only in December 2020 -January, 2021.
ICC to meet BCCI officials to discuss future of Test cricket, growing popularity of T20s
•BCCI acting president CK Khanna, acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary, treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry and CEO Rahul Johri are expected to be briefed about the ICC working group's progress in the meeting.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe: After failed four-day experiment, ICC should watch pink ball more closely while charting future course
Debnath •One four-day pink ball Test is too small a sample size to put it under a rigorous scanner and write off its rationality. A lot, however, has gone wrong.
England vs West Indies: Stuart Broad proud to get past influential Ian Botham's record
•Stuart Broad paid tribute to the "big influence" of Ian Botham on his career after beating the England great's tally of Test wickets.
England vs West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite reported for suspect bowling action but allowed to bowl in 2nd Test
•Primarily an opening batsman, occasional off-spinner Brathwaite bowled just six wicketless overs for six runs as England surged to a thumping win inside three days in Birmingham on Saturday.
England vs West Indies, Day 1, day-night Test at Edgbaston: As it happened
Firstcricket Staff •Catch all the live scores and updates from Day one of the day-night Test between England and West Indies.
England vs West Indies: Alastair Cook and Joe Root showcase hosts' batting range in Edgbaston
Charles Reynolds •After a series that saw South Africa’s bowlers force England’s top order to live off scraps, this was a happier day for the top four who helped themselves to a West Indian buffet that started serving just after 2 pm
Year in Review 2016: Day-night Tests witnessed more even contests thanks to improvements in pink ball
Vedam Jaishankar •The shortcomings of the pink ball might be behind us. The challenge though would be to factor in the presence of dew which would be a certainty in the grounds of the subcontinent in the winter months.
Ian Botham calls day/night Test in England 'ridiculous'; says plan risks cricket's flagship
•Ian Botham has hit out at the "appalling" prospect of a first day/night Test in England, saying the "ridiculous" plan risks damaging cricket's flagship format.