What is Pink Test being played between India and Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground?
What is Pink Test being played between India and Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground?
The whole of Sydney Cricket Ground and the Australian team caps were draped in pink colour ahead of the fifth and final Test against India.
The change in colour from the Baggy Green to Baggy Pink is to mark the beginning of the Pink Test.
The first Test of the year played at the Sydney Cricket Ground is termed as the ‘Pink Test’. The stands and signs around the venue, including the stumps in the middle, during the match will be coloured in pink.
The motive behind the Pink Test is to spread awareness about breast cancer. Glenn McGrath, the former Australia player, lost his wife, Jane, due to the disease. McGrath started the McGrath Foundation in 2005 after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. This foundation partners with Cricket Australia to raise awarness about the problem and collect funds for patients and survivors.
The first Pink Test took place in 2009, a year after Jane passed away, between Australia and South Africa. The Test match between Australia and Pakistan will be the 16th edition.
