Pink ball Tests need a bit more polishing, says Quinton De Kock

With BCCI refusing the proposal made by Cricket Australia to begin their next summer with a D/N Pink ball Test at Adelaide, this seems to have raised certain eyebrows of why this new Test format doesn’t support a unanimous decision. Talking on the same front, South African wicket-keeper batsmen Quinton de Kock also expressed his views on what he feels lies ahead for such Pink-ball Tests.

Quinton de Kock, who featured in Proteas‘ first D/N Test which was staged in their own backyard against Zimbabwe, reckons the format is new to everyone and will take time for the teams to get acclimatize to its dynamics. It is much different from the usual Test format that is played with the red ball and possesses new challenges for batsmen and bowlers at various times.

Good concept but can get better

The Southpaw appreciated the concept to play under lights especially with a Pink ball that helps batsmen to get a better sight of the ball in the evening. But he still reckons that the stakeholders need to work more on the format as it still possesses some flaws that can be rectified.

“There are still some rough edges in the format that needs to be rubbed out and made into a new format,” de Kock mentioned. “I think it’s a good concept but there are a couple of things that can make it a lot better. At certain times, during the twilight period of play… It’s not the same as a red ball, ” the left-handed batsmen was quoted as saying by Sportstar.

De Kock, who is facing some tough times with the bat in his maiden stint for Royal Challengers Bangalore at the IPL, was present at the launch of Spintechs, a platform that helps batsmen hone their skills against some orthodox spin bowling.

His battle against the spinners

In recent times, De Kock has found himself at the receiving end against the spinners. In of Proteas’ latest limited overs assignment against India in the Rainbow Nation, where visitors came out on top, the 25-year old suffered a lot against the likes of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal.

“When they came to South Africa, they were very much unknown, and I think that’s what really we struggled at. We were struggling to pick Kuldeep (Yadav in ODIs). He was bowling so slowly to us we just didn’t know what to do with it. From the sidelines, however, you think ‘Ah! How well these young Indian spinners are bowling.’ Hopefully next time we’ll be able to play them better,” he said.

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