Pink ball cricket goes to Pink City

The Rajasthan Cricket Association is set to host the four-day final of its inter-district tournament under lights in Jaipur from July 12 to 15, reports ESPNcricinfo. Nagore and Bikaner will play for the Colvin Shield at the RCA Academy ground with a pink ball.

“It struck us that it would be interesting to try out the pink ball in the final,” RCA secretary Sumendra Tiwary was quoted as saying. “With talks of a pink-ball Test in India, we want to have tried it out as well. I am confident of a good response from the crowds. This is an inter-district tournament and this forms the basis for the selection of Ranji Trophy teams,” he added.

First-class cricketers like Rajesh Bishnoi Sr, Madhur Khatri and Gajendra Singh are likely to turn out in the final.