With the pink ball on the cusp of making its debut in India, ESPNcricinfo takes a look at its inaugural appearances in other parts of the cricket world

Durham's bowlers wasted no time in wrapping up a comprehensive 311-run victory over MCC in the first match of the county season

Durham continued to dominate the county curtain-raiser against MCC at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, setting their opponents an improbable target of 526 for victory on day three

Keith Bradshaw, the chief executive of MCC and one of the main pioneers of the pink ball that is currently undergoing floodlit trials in Abu Dhabi, has conceded that further tests and research will be necessary before the ball is ready for use in Test cri