This decision of Kohli and Pant should not become the reason for Team India's defeat, a big 'mistake' before the Adelaide Test.

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The second Test match between India and Australia will be played in Adelaide. The special thing about this match starting on 6 December is that it will be a day-night match in which a pink ball will be used. Its shine lasts longer than the red ball. Especially at night, this ball helps the bowlers more and this is a matter of concern for the Indian team. Therefore, before the Adelaide Test, Rohit Sharma's team played a two-day practice match and tried to prepare for it. But during this time Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant made a big mistake, which could lead to defeat in Adelaide.

This decision of Kohli and Pant should not prove costly.

Actually, after the first day of the day-night practice match between India and Prime Minister XI was canceled, a match of 46-46 overs was held on the second day. After winning the toss, Rohit Sharma deliberately chose to bowl first so that the Indian batsmen get a chance to bat at night and they can practice against the pink ball at night. 9 batsmen of Team India batted but Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant did not come out to bat. This mistake of both the players can prove to be harmful for Team India in Adelaide. The reason behind this is not having match practice despite a lack of experience in day-night tests.

The Indian team has played only 4 matches with the pink ball i.e. day-night test. Kohli has participated in all 4 matches and scored 277 runs at an average of 46. On the other hand, Pant participated in only 2 matches. During this, his bat scored 90 runs in 3 innings. Kohli has played only 1 pink ball test in Australia. During this, he scored 74 runs in one innings and 4 runs in the second. Pant will face this ball for the first time in Australia.

Apart from this, both the players are going to play day-night test after 2 years. In such a situation, they needed to practice enough with the pink ball. They also had a good chance of match practice against Prime Minister XI, which both of them missed. Kohli and Pant are the life of Team India's middle order. But their lack of practice before the Adelaide Test can prove to be dangerous for India. However, both the players are practicing it in the nets.

Australia have no competition in pink ball

The Kangaroo team is considered to be the master of the pink ball. They have the most experience of playing with this ball. The Australian team has played the most number of pink ball test matches in the world, 12. The biggest thing is that it has won 11 and lost only 1. They have also lost this year. In Brisbane, West Indies defeated them by a small margin of 8 runs. Talking about the Indian team, it has played only 4 pink ball tests so far in which it has won 3. All these three matches were played in India. While one match was held in Australia, in which India had to face a shameful defeat. On the last tour, in the pink ball test of Adelaide, Team India was all out for 36.