Misbah-ul-Haq believes that day-night Tests should be played more frequently

Misbah-ul-Haq is quite clearly at the top of the world when it comes to Test cricket. How can one argue this? He became one of the few skippers of Pakistan to come from behind and draw the series 2-2. Moreover, he became the first Pakistan skipper to also be bestowed with the Test mace.

However, with Pakistan very much in the Day-Night Test scheme of things, the 42-year old believes that the pink ball is the way forward when it comes to the survival of Test cricket. Speaking about the same, the Pakistan skipper went on to add that it was the future of the game.

“Future belongs to night Tests and this should be played frequently,” Misbah stated on Monday (September 26). “It’s a good thing that PCB increased the number of [first-class] day-night games in domestic cricket and each team will be getting two games or so this season. If future is with day-night Tests, then we have to play it more often and we have to start embracing it quickly. Like we play one-day cricket with the white ball, and this pattern had been adopted everywhere in domestic and even in club cricket.”

Misbah-ul-Haq also went on to add that the game of Test cricket was played to attract more fans to the stadium. “Since the game is played for the fans and for the audience, this night cricket is the future and it’s definitely good for cricket. The more frequently we play under lights, it will give more exposure and allow players to get used to it,” he added.

Also read – Ravichandran Ashwin climbs up to the second spot in the latest Test ranking

“We have to adjust to the timing of the sessions, understand how the ball will travel under lights, how much the ball will swing under lights, and how much the dew factor will be affecting it. If you see, the major chunk of the Test is at the night, so it basically isn’t really a day-night Test. So we have to start working from scratch.”