Why Pink Ball Skids More Than Red Ball, Here's The Answer

The debate over the pink ball, batsmen's ability in handling it on Indian pitches, and the ideal surface is sure to gain momentum after the third Test, a day-nighter, between India and England end

When the Duleep Trophy was being played, some India players complained that it wasn't helping the spinners at all.

Former India wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik had in September 2017 said that the Kookaburra pink ball in Duleep Trophy didn't allow spinners to turn the ball much.

SG developed its own pink ball which was used for the Test matches.

On the two days in Ahmedabad, even as the wickets fell to straight balls with batsmen playing for the spin, the SG pink ball let spinners get a quite a lot of purchase, helped by a very spinner-friendly wicket.

This was quite different from Adelaide two months ago when Australian seamers got rid of India batsmen with a new ball.