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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday expressed his disappointment over the exclusion of Sanju Samson from Indias T20I squad. (Photo:AFP)

'Very disappointed to see Samson dropped without a chance': Shashi...

Samson did not feature in any of the three T20Is played against Bangladesh. India won the series by 2-1.

22 Nov 2019 7:53 AM GMT

'Plenty of questions to be asked on the pink ball's behaviour': Ravi...

The game is just 12th Day/Night game since the format was rolled out in 2015 during an Australia-New Zealand series.

22 Nov 2019 7:50 AM GMT

Fans unhappy over Sanju Samson's exclusion from T20I squad

Samson, who was named in the squad for the Bangladesh T20I series, failed to find a spot in the team.

22 Nov 2019 7:19 AM GMT

This is Indias as well as Bangladeshs first-ever day-night Test. (Photo: AFP)

IND vs BAN D/N Test: India lead by 68 runs at stumps on Day 1

Score as of over 46.0: IND -174/3; Virat Kohli (59), Ajinkya Rahane (23)

22 Nov 2019 7:08 AM GMT

Taking to Twitter, Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly posted some pictures of the spots. (Photo: Twitter/ Sourav Ganguly)

Kolkata turns pink to welcome historic Day-Night Test between India...

The famous tourist points in the city were lit up in the colour to attract more people to the country's first pink-ball...

22 Nov 2019 6:53 AM GMT

Security concerns meant the Cricket Association of Bengal cancelled its plan to have Army paratroopers flying into the Eden Gardens to hand over a pink ball each to the captains before the toss of the day-night Test. (Photo: PTI)

Amry troopers won't be handing the pink ball to the captains during...

According to sources at CAB, the security clearance did not come a day ahead of the historic match between India and...

22 Nov 2019 6:29 AM GMT

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the India Economic Summit 2019 in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Bangladesh PM arrives in Kolkata for IND vs BAN Day-Night Test

Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly received Hasina at the airport.

22 Nov 2019 6:16 AM GMT

Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins led an Australian fight back as Pakistan lost five wickets for just 19 runs after lunch on the opening day of the first cricket Test at the Gabba on Thursday. (Photo:AP)

We didn't feel too much pressure: Josh Hazlewood

Australia bundled out Pakistan on 240 on day one of the first Test match.

22 Nov 2019 5:56 AM GMT

Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday inspected the Eden Gardens pitch, the venue where Men in Blue will play their first-ever day-night Test match. (Photo: Twitter/ BCCI)

Sourav Ganguly excited for India's first day-night Test

Earlier in the day, Indian skipper Virat Kohli also expressed his excitement over the pink-ball Test and called it a...

22 Nov 2019 5:45 AM GMT

Ahead of the second and final Test match against Bangladesh, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, Sourav Ganguly shared pictures of pink ball-shaped sweets. On Thursday, Kolkata turned on pink lights to mark the first-ever Day-Night pink ball Test match, that will start today. (Photo:Twitter)

Sourav Ganguly posts picture of Pink ball sweets before India's first...

The West Bengal-based sweets are known as Sandesh.

22 Nov 2019 5:04 AM GMT

England all-rounder Ben Stokes provided some late fireworks, which included hitting Trent Boult for four successive boundaries, to finish on 67 not out, leaving his side well placed to extend their advantage on Friday. (Photo:AFP)

New Zealand rue missed chances as England battle through first day

Stokes's last four of that run came after the ball burst through the hands of Ross Taylor at first slip after he reacted...

22 Nov 2019 3:49 AM GMT

Neil Wagner broke an important 52-run partnership between Jos Buttler and Jack Leach as New Zealand wrapped up Englands innings shortly after lunch on the second day of the first test at Bay Oval on Friday. (Photo:AFP)

Jos Buttler, Jack Leach guide England to decent 353

Leach was left 18 not out with the tourists bowled out for 353.

22 Nov 2019 3:34 AM GMT