India, June 6 -- India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Friday welcomed the ICC's decision to allow usage of pink balls during day Tests, describing it as an opportunity for teams to get results in matches affected by inclement weather.

Following its board meeting, the ICC had okayed a trial of pink balls in regular Test matches, with prior agreement from both teams, "to maximise play in case of anticipated bad light."

It is understood that such a match will start with a red ball but if there is bad light, then floodlights would be turned on and pink ball will be used to make up for the overs that could otherwise be lost.

"I love that. The reason is because I always believe that if there's an opportunity to get a result, you should always ...