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Refund process for India's D/N Test against Bangaldesh started by Cricket Association of Bengal

The association said that messages will be sent to all the online transactors, who have booked only for these two days.

26 Nov 2019 1:20 PM

India’s maiden pink-ball match lasted a little over two days but the buzz surrounding the event proved that proper marketing is essential for the future of test cricket, said captain Virat Kohli. (Photo: PTI)

VIrat Kohli wants marketing for Tests like ODI andT20Is

India’s board has often been accused of neglecting the longest format of the game.

26 Nov 2019 8:47 AM

India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in the Day/Night Test to complete series sweep here on Sunday. (Photo:BCCI)

India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in D/N Test, complete series rout

After skittling out Bangladesh for 103 on the first day of the second Test, India declared their first innings at 347 for nine.

24 Nov 2019 3:06 PM

An untested pink ball was not able to reduce the glaring gulf between the two teams as India bulldozed Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in their first ever day-night Test to record a 12th home series win in a row. (Photo:BCCI)

India beat Bangladesh in pink ball Test to record 12th successive series win at home

With Bangladesh resuming their second innings at 152 for six on day three and trailing India by 89 runs.

24 Nov 2019 2:44 PM

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards on Sunday rang the bell here at the Eden Gardens to start day three of the ongoing day-night Test between India and Bangladesh. (Photo:BCCI)

Manchester City's Micah Richards rings bell at Eden Gardens on day three

It is a tradition at the Eden Gardens to ring the bell at the stadium to kick start proceedings before the start of play.

24 Nov 2019 2:39 PM

India captain Virat Kohli embellished the pink-ball test with a sparkling century before his quick bowlers reduced Bangladesh to 152-6 in their second innings as the hosts closed on a 2-0 series sweep on day two of the second and final test on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Virat Kohli, Ishant Sharma put rampant India on verge of series sweep

After India declared their first innings on 347-9 in their maiden day-night test, Bangladesh risked losing the match inside two days

24 Nov 2019 1:27 PM

Two more Bangladesh batsmen sustained sickening blows to the helmet on Saturday, raising questions about the visibility of the pink ball used for their maiden day-night test against India at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. (Photo:AP/Bikas Das)

More helmet blows in Kolkata raise pink-ball visibility question

The tourists, facing a heavy defeat, were already grappling with a personnel crisis after Liton Das and Nayeem Hasan were hit on the head.

24 Nov 2019 11:16 AM

India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has heaped praise on team's pacers, saying that 'our fast bowling attack has improved a lot'. (Photo:ANI)

Our fast bowling attack has improved a lot: Cheteshwar Pujara

India continued their dominance on day two of the second Test match as they are 89 runs ahead and need only 4 wickets to win.

24 Nov 2019 10:55 AM

Skipper Virat Kohli top-scored for India with a 194-ball 136. (Photo: PTI)

IND vs BAN D/N Test: India declare with a lead of 241 run on Day 2

Score as of over 89.4: IND- 347/9 (Virat Kohli 136; Al-Amin Hossain 3/85, Ebadat Hossain 3/91).

23 Nov 2019 5:21 PM

Skipper Virat Kohli (130) and Ravindra Jadeja (12) were at the crease during the break with India leading by 183 runs. (Photo :AP)

IND vs BAN D/N Test: India reach 289-4 backed by Virat Kohli's century at lunch on Day 2

Score as of over 76.0: 289/4 in 76 overs (Virat Kohli 130 batting; Ebadat Hossain 2/77).

23 Nov 2019 3:23 PM

Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and current champion Magnus Carlsen on Saturday rang the bell of Eden Gardens. (Photo: Twitter/ BCCI)

Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand ring Eden Gardens' bell on Day 2 of IND vs BAN D/N Test

On Day 1, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee rang the Eden Bell.

23 Nov 2019 3:09 PM

The 31-year-old Virat Kohli brought up his century off 159 balls in the 68th over. (Photo: AFP)

IND vs BAN D/N Test: Virat Kohli hits his 27th Test century

He achieved the feat in the ongoing day two of the day-night Test against Bangladesh here at the Eden Gardens.

23 Nov 2019 2:55 PM

Harbhajan Singh shared a picture with former cricketer VVS Laxman and some police personnel. (Photo: Twitter/ Harbhajan Singh)

'Thank you for doing a great job': Harbhajan Singh thanks Kolkata police after first day of D/N Test

During the supper break, Harbhajan, Sachin, Laxman and Anil Kumble had a chat show in which they discussed some great cricketing memories.

23 Nov 2019 2:07 PM

Ishant Sharma, who was playing Test cricket for more than a decade, is part of the arguably India's best-ever pace attack comprising Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah, who is out of action due to injury. (Photo: PTI)

Ishant Sharma says that he had to work out right length to bowl with pink ball

Ishant took his 10th five wicket-haul, helping India bundle out Bangladesh for a paltry 106 in the historic day-night Test.

23 Nov 2019 1:15 PM

Indian cricket team's physio Nitin Patel came down to the crease to attend to Bangladesh's lower-order batter. (Photo: AFP)

Indian team's physio proves the right spirit of cricket by tending to injured Bangladesh batsman: watch

Indian skipper Virat Kohli came running to the middle to check on the Bangladesh batsman.

23 Nov 2019 11:10 AM

Board of Control for Cricket for India's (BCCI) official handle tweeted the video of cricketers taking a lap of honour. (Photo: Screengrab/ Twitter)

Video: Indian cricketing legends take lap of honour at Eden Gardens

Tendulkar, Azharuddin, Dravid, Kapil Dev, K Srikkanth, Vengsarkar and Kumble took a lap around the 'Mecca of Indian cricket'.

23 Nov 2019 10:25 AM

Before Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni had the most number of Test runs as the skipper of the side. He had managed to register 3454 runs from 60 Tests. (Photo: AFP)

Virat Kohli breaks records, becomes first Indian to score 5000 Test runs as captain

He achieved the feat on the first day of the ongoing day-night Test against Bangladesh here at the Eden Gardens.

23 Nov 2019 10:05 AM

Apart from Dhoni and Wriddhiman Saha, Syed Kirmani, Kiran More and Nayan Mongia are the other wicket-keepers to have affected 100 dismissals in Tests. (Photo: Twitter/ ICC)

Wriddhiman Saha joins MS Dhoni to become the fifth Indian wicket-keeper to cross 100 dismissals in Tests

He achieved the feat in the ongoing day-night Test between India and Bangladesh here at the Eden Gardens.

22 Nov 2019 6:32 PM

In a special programme during the lunch break on the opening day of the India-Bangladesh pink-ball Tests, Tendulkar, Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman relived some of the iconic moments at the famous venue. (Photo: PTI)

Indian cricket legends relive their glorious Eden Gardens moments

All of them thanked their captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly for bringing them together.

22 Nov 2019 5:36 PM

At a time when students of the Banaras Hindu University in Uttar Pradesh are up in arms over the religious identity of one of its Sanskrit teachers, a college, on the outskirts of Bengal capital, has appointed a Muslim man as an assistant professor to teach the subject. (Representational Image)

Amid BHU protest over religious identity, Bengal college appoints Muslim teacher in Sanskrit dept

Although the BHU authorities backed him, Khan has not been able to take classes.

22 Nov 2019 3:49 PM

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