The Indian women’s team will be up against the Australian side in the pink-ball Test scheduled to begin on Thursday (September 30, 2021) in Queensland. India batter Mithali Raj has said that she is “curious” to see what the pink ball does.
"To be very honest. I don't have the experience of playing with a pink ball. It is going to be my first experience as well. I am quite curious to see around that period (twilight) when they say that it's going to be a little difficult. I can only say, when I experience it," Mithali was quoted as saying by the PTI.
Talking about the preparations, Mithali said that the players are pretty excited to be a part of the Day-night Test.
“It's a different experience for us to play with the pink ball in a day night game. Usually the Test is played in the day and what we played against England was with the red ball. So it is going to be very different,” she added.
India played a Test match against England earlier this year after a gap of seven years and ended the match in a draw. The Indian team faced Australia in a Test fixture back in 2006 and Mithali said both teams "have come a long way since then".
"In the one-day format, we posted good totals. It was a very good and a tight series. Overall, women's cricket globally has come a long way and it is only going to grow."