Pink ball

After Starc’s sizzling spell, batters ensure Day 1 belonged to Australia in Adelaide

The opening day of the Pink Ball Test at the Adelaide Oval was all about Australia, and their continued dominance in day-night Tests at home.

Kohli's tweet garnered 3.8K retweets and 41.6K likes.

Skipper Virat Kohli (130) and Ravindra Jadeja (12) were at the crease during the break with India leading by 183 runs.

After surpassing Ponting, Kohli now sits at the second position in the list of most hundreds as Test captain.

Kohli reached the figure when he took his 32nd run during the Indian innings on Day 1 of their second Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens.

Fans posted effusive praise for the former India skipper, some posting pictures of their cricketing idol.

22 November, 2019 8 mins read

Although the first pink ball was made 10 years ago, it was only in 2015 that the first-ever Pink ball Test Match was played.

19 November, 2019 8 mins read