On Thursday, with Australia at 2-116, chasing Pakistan's opening innings tally of 313, players and umpires walked off the field 40 minutes before rain added to the drama.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Umpires Michael Gough and Richard Illingworth, facing malfunctioning light meters, decided it was too dark to continue and called off a day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The decision left the SCG buzzing with dissatisfaction as boos echoed around the ground when the players headed back to the sheds. On Fox Cricket commentary, former England captain Michael Vaughan proposed the idea of using a pink ball in dark conditions, but Khawaja dismissed it, emphasizing the distinct characteristics of the red ball in Test cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cPink ball is not the same as red ball. No bowler and no batter will ever tell you that pink ball is the same as red ball. It is not, it\u2019s a different beast in itself. The red ball reacts way differently off the wicket, feels different off the bat. It acts different out of the hand,\" Khawaja said on Fox Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"The red ball is Test cricket.\" When asked if playing all Test matches with a pink ball was the solution, Khawaja responded: \u201cIf it is, I\u2019m retiring.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Usman Khawaja, speaking after the match, acknowledged the darkness but deemed it a part of the game. He reminisced when batsmen often accepted offers to take light, asserting that the laws governing such decisions hadn't changed in a century.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThat\u2019s just cricket. It\u2019s been going on for 100 years. The Laws haven\u2019t changed. Light is light. It\u2019s a red ball. It\u2019s still very hard to see the red ball. It\u2019s still the same game,\" Khawaja said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"When I first started cricket, the batsmen used to get asked, \u2018Do you want to take light?\u2019 and we took it 100 per cent of the time unless there was a result. So I reckon we were off a lot more in the past than we are now. Unless you can replicate the sun, I\u2019m not really sure what (the solution) is,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/if-it-is-im-retiring-khawaja-reacts-to-vaughans-idea-of-using-pink-ball-in-dark-conditions.jpg", "alt_img": "'If it is, I\u2019m retiring': Khawaja reacts to Vaughan's idea of using pink ball in dark conditions", "alt_title": "Ashes 2023: Khawaja was first to question ball change that 'helped' England win fifth Test", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "'If It Is, I\u2019m Retiring': Khawaja Reacts To Vaughan's Idea Of Using Pink Ball In Dark Conditions On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "'If It Is, I\u2019m Retiring': Khawaja Reacts To Vaughan's Idea Of Using Pink Ball In Dark Conditions, Umpires Michael Gough: Following the abrupt end of day 2 of the Test match between Australia and Pakistan due to.", "seo_keywords": "New Delhi, Usman Khawaja, On Thursday, Umpires Michael Gough, Richard Illingworth, On Fox Cricket, Michael Vaughan, Fox Sports, The Laws", "tag": "", "tagging": "New Delhi, Usman Khawaja, On Thursday, Umpires Michael Gough, Richard Illingworth, On Fox Cricket, Michael Vaughan, Fox Sports, The Laws", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "if-it-is-im-retiring-khawaja-reacts-to-vaughans-idea-of-using-pink-ball-in-dark-conditions", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "754", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-01-05 13:54:04", "updated": "2024-01-05 13:54:04", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "New Delhi, Usman Khawaja, On Thursday, Umpires Michael Gough, Richard Illingworth, On Fox Cricket, Michael Vaughan, Fox Sports, The Laws", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-01-05 13:54:04", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/if-it-is-im-retiring-khawaja-reacts-to-vaughans-idea-of-using-pink-ball-in-dark-conditions-135418" }