BARBADOS PRIDE coach Emmerson Trotman thinks that teams batting under lights during the day/night matches in the West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional Cricket League Digicel Regional 4-Day Tournament, are at a disadvantage.
Speaking to NATIONSPORT from Dominica, where the team are preparing for a showdown tomorrow with the Windward Islands Volcanoes, Trotman said that the late start of the games and the pink ball posed a major hindrance to the boys.
“Starting a bit later, as well as too early, puts the team at a disadvantage. You have to make sure that one team doesn’t have two sessions underneath the light. That’s the only disadvantage, but the pink ball; in fact any ball at night, pink or white, poses a challenge. It’s a good experience, but obviously the guys prefer a white ball.
“However, I understand that you have to try something to attract spectators, so I guess as we train under the lights and make the necessary preparations, they would get used to it. . . ” (RA)
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