ICC Approves Trial of Pink Balls in Bad Light at Tests
The board also approved research with the Marylebone Cricket Club into lighting technology to reduce play lost to bad light.
- On Sunday, the International Cricket Council Board approved a trial allowing teams to switch from red to pink balls during Test matches to mitigate delays caused by bad light.
- Bad-Light stoppages have become a contentious issue in Test cricket, prompting the ICC to explore solutions; pink balls have been used in day-night Tests since 2015.
- The trial requires prior agreement from both teams, while the ICC is co-funding research with the Marylebone Cricket Club into lighting technology to improve visibility.
- New playing conditions will not be ready for the upcoming England versus New Zealand series starting June 4, as the governing body finalizes operational details.
- Alongside the pink ball trial, the ICC confirmed that coaches can now consult players during drinks intervals in One-Day Internationals , aligning the format with T20 Internationals.
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The International Cricket Council has decided to approve a trial of the switch from a red ball to the pink ball ahead of the start of the Day Test match in a bid to mitigate the bad light. This came as part of several recommendations made by the ICC during its Board meeting in Ahmedabad on Sunday, the day of the IPL 2026 final. The pink balls have been exclusively used in Day-Night Test matches, the first of which was played in November 2015. Th…
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ICC approves red-to-pink ball switch to reduce bad-light disruptions in Tests
The usage of pink balls on a trial basis during Test matches in case bad light affects play, and allowing head coaches inside the field of play during drinks breaks, are among the major changes to the playing conditions approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board at its annual meeting in Ahmedabad.
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