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Indian wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha is all geared up for the 'historic' day-night Test match. (Photo:TWitter)

Wriddhiman Saha ready for India's 'historic' day-night Test match

India will play a day-night Test match against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens, starting from November 22.

21 Nov 2019 11:18 AM

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday called India's first-ever day-night Test match a 'big occasion'. (Photo:AP)

Sourav Ganguly calls India's first-ever day-night Test a 'big occasion'

India will play a day-night Test match against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens, starting from November 22.

21 Nov 2019 10:55 AM

Bangladesh's spin bowling consultant Daniel Vettori is done dwelling on the 'negatives' and wants his team to feel excited about competing in its maiden Day/Night Test even though it happens to be against a incomparably formidable-at-home India. (Photo:AFP)

Excited to play rather than think about negatives: Daniel Vettori on Day/Night Test

India and Bangladesh will square off in their maiden Day/Night Test starting here on Friday.

21 Nov 2019 9:51 AM

India's only Elite Panel umpire in recent times S Ravi had to forcibly change his 'sleeping pattern' in order to adjust his body clock to the needs of the first-ever Day/Night Test between Australia and New Zealand back in 2015. (Photo:Twitter)

Remembering first Pink Test: Umpire Ravi's mantra was 'Late to bed and Late to Rise'

Umpiring in the first-ever pink ball match at Adelaide four years ago was not easy and Ravi prepared well in advance.

21 Nov 2019 9:45 AM

India's finest cricketers including Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev will assemble during the country's first-ever day-night Test against Bangladesh, starting here on Friday. (Photo:Twitter)

Finest cricketers to grace India's maiden pink ball Test

The iconic Eden Gardens is all set to witness a musical extravaganza in the presence of former cricketers, celebrities and politicians.

21 Nov 2019 9:26 AM

Wriddhiman Saha lauded India's bowling attack and said the colour of the ball (pink) would not affect the performance of the seamers. (Photo: AFP)

Wriddhiman Saha says that the color of ball won't matter to Indian seamers

Saha is among the few players to have played with the pink ball in domestic competition.

20 Nov 2019 8:52 PM

A handful of Indian players, including Bengal's Mohammed Shami and Wriddhiman Saha, have pink ball experience in domestic cricket. (Photo: BCCI)

'Mohammed Shami can be deadly on any surface, with any ball', says Wriddhiman Saha

Shami had a match haul of seven wickets among the Indian pace attack's collective haul of 14 scalps in the home team's innings.

20 Nov 2019 5:23 PM

Virat Kohli and Co. will be looking to strike Bangladesh in this historic Test and wrap up the two-match Test series with a win. (Photo: AFP)

Eden Gardens' chief curator has a piece of advice for Indian captain Virat Kohli

The Eden pitch also is greener than usual, which would benefit the seamers more than they would to the batsmen.

20 Nov 2019 4:09 PM

India tried out Australian-made Kookaburra pink balls in the domestic Duleep Trophy but will use the SG variety for what will also be Bangladesh’s maiden day-night test. (Photo: AFP)

India vs Bangladesh's pink ball supplier's nervous wait almost over

Equipment manufacturer Sanspareils Greenlands, commonly known as SG, has supplied the country’s top cricketers for generations.

20 Nov 2019 1:35 PM

The Australian Simon Taufel is in India for the promotion of his book "Finding The Gaps" as he's expected to attend the historic Test. (Photo: File)

Simon Taufel: 'Umpires should attend training sessions to get used to pink colour'

Taufel said the umpires can use artificial lenses to have a better view.

19 Nov 2019 8:34 PM

India has a wrist spinner in Kuldeep Yadav but Harbhajan Singh didn't want to talk on selection matters. (Photo: AFP)

'Wrist spinners difficult to read rather than finger spinners', says Harbhajan Singh

India will be playing its much-awaited first Day/Night Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens from Saturday.

19 Nov 2019 4:40 PM

Mohammad Shami intends on keeping things simple for the historic pink-ball Test. (Photo: File)

Mohammed Shami wants to keep things simple against Bangladesh in D/N Test

Shami returned with the figures of 3/27 and 4/31 in the first Test at Indore to achieve his career-best ranking.

19 Nov 2019 2:18 PM

Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal on Monday said that the pink ball Test between India and Bangladesh will be a challenge for the batsmen but it will be fun for the bowlers. (Photo:Twitter)

Challenge for batsmen, fun for bowlers: Madan Lal on pink-ball Test

Lal is also very optimistic about the day-night Test as he called it a 'really good move'.

18 Nov 2019 3:43 PM

Ahead of India's first day and night Test match, batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is finding it difficult to keep his eyes away from the pink ball. (Photo:Twitter)

Cheteshwar Pujara gets glued to pink ball ahead of India's first-ever Day-Night Test

Pujara took to Twitter and shared a picture of him practising with a pink ball under lights.

18 Nov 2019 12:22 PM

As India and Bangladesh get ready to play their first-ever day-night Test, let us have a look at the history of the addition which is viewed as the 'potential main contributor' to increase the viewership of Test cricket around the globe. (Photo:Twitter)

Must know facts about day-night Test match

The first-ever day-night Test was played in 2015 between Australia and New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval.

17 Nov 2019 1:39 PM

Many players who have played the Duleep Trophy, including Cheteshwar Pujara, has said that sighting the pink ball at twilight is a challenge as the crimson colour of the sky and the pink colour of the ball makes it look more like orange. (Photo: AP)

Indian team will stay in Indore and practice under lights in preparation for the day-night Test

It has been learnt that for the next two days, the Indian team's focus will be on what is being called as 'twilight zone'.

16 Nov 2019 8:33 PM

India’s first day-night Test match is one of the most highly anticipated things this season. (Photo: Twitter)

'Tickets of first 3 days of India'a day-night Test match sold out' says BCCI president Sourav Ganguly

There are many celebrities that will be coming for the match and several ceremonies and events have also been planned.

16 Nov 2019 4:48 PM

The army paratroopers will fly into the Eden Gardens and hand the pink ball to Virat Kohli and Mominul Haque. (Photo: PTI)

Captains Virat Kohli, Mominul Haque to be handed the pink ball by army paratroopers

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will ring the Eden bell.

16 Nov 2019 1:42 PM

Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravichandran Ashwin got a first feel of playing with the pink ball under lights. (Photo: PTI)

Pink Test Build Up: Rohit and Pujara face Ashwin first time under lights

It was opener Rohit and premier spinner Ashwin, who spend considerable time in one of the nets with Ravi Shastri keeping a close watch.

15 Nov 2019 8:52 PM

Ravichandran Ashwin expects the pink ball to do a lot more in the evening on a re-laid pitch in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

'Challenge to play with the pink ball': Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin was asked about the ‘Pink Test’ and if he is ready to accept the change with open arms.

15 Nov 2019 12:47 PM

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