Warne wants India D/N Test at Adelaide

Melbourne, November 23

As India took the plunge into the floodlit format of Tests, Australian spin legend Shane Warne hoped that Virat Kohli and his men would agree to play a D/N Test when they tour Australia next year.

All other major Test-playing nations had figured in D/N Tests before India finally decided to play one. India refused to play a D/N Test on their last tour of Australia, in 2018-19.

Warne congratulated BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and skipper Kohli for taking the initiative. “Congrats to you and Kohli on agreeing to play a day/night Test. I hope there’s another one next summer in Adelaide when India tour Australia… Would be amazing buddy!” Warne wrote on Twitter, responding to a comment from Ganguly.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan also congratulated Ganguly. “Well done Sourav, look forward to a couple in Aussie next winter,” Vaughan tweeted.

Earlier this week Kohli had said he is open to the idea of a D/N Test in Australia next year provided his team is allocated a practice match, something which wasn’t on the table during their last tour of that country. India are scheduled to play a four-match Test series in Australia starting in November next year. — PTI