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Indias 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...

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 IST

India play their first day-night test as part of a two-match series against Bangladesh this month and while there may be some apprehension about using the pink ball for the first time they are unlikely to lose any sleep about facing a team in disarray. (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...

21 Nov 2019 9:26 AM IST

A handful of Indian players, including Bengals 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...

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

20 Nov 2019 5:23 PM IST

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bagged his 250th Test wicket at home during the first match against Bangladesh here on Thursday. (Photo:AFP)

'Hope that Day-Night Test marks new beginning for Test cricket' says...

India will play their maiden Day/Night Test starting Friday, against Bangladesh in Kolkata.

20 Nov 2019 5:01 PM IST

As India gear up for their first-ever Day-Night encounter against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Rohit Sharma will be looking stamp his dominance by turning on his hit-mode. The hitman will aim to smash a ton with few sixes, after having dismissed for six in the first Test match. (Photo:AP)

Rohit Sharma two hits away from breaking this humongous record

The 32-year-old, however, need to hit two sixes to be the third batsman to hit 400 sixes in International cricket.

20 Nov 2019 4:41 PM IST

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...

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 IST

Skipper Virat Kohli, who during the first Test, registered a feat by becoming the Indian captain with most number of innings win, will be looking to stamp his dominance and score a ton to be the first Indian to achieve 5000 runs as captain. (Photo:PTI)

Virat Kohli 32 runs away from achieving this massive record

Kohli will be the sixth cricketer to achieve this milestone after Graeme Smith, Allan Border, Ricky Ponting, Clive Llyod...

20 Nov 2019 3:48 PM IST

Compared to the red ball, the pink ball attracts a lot more dust and tends to get dirty rather quickly, making it tougher to sight. (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...

20 Nov 2019 1:35 PM IST

Sourav Ganguly said it took him three seconds to convince India captain Virat Kohli to meet Bangladesh in what will be the maiden day-night test for both sides. (Photo: AFP)

At long last, India ready to take day-night test plunge

India have been immune to the charms of day-night tests and turned down an offer to play one last year in Adelaide.

20 Nov 2019 1:11 PM IST

As the first-ever day-night Test in India is inching closer, the venue of the match, Eden Gardens, is being decorated with pink lights. (Photo:ANI)

Eden Gardens decorated with pink lights for India's first ever...

The entire stadium along with Sourav Ganguly stand and Jagmohan Dalmiya stand is being decorated for the historic match.

20 Nov 2019 10:23 AM IST

Compared to the red ball, the pink ball attracts a lot more dust and tends to get dirty rather quickly, making it tougher to sight. (Photo: AFP)

Don't see pink ball attracting spectators to ground: Harbhajan Singh

The 39-year-old told reporters here at a promotional event.

20 Nov 2019 10:12 AM IST

The pink colour of the ball is not the only challenge the teams are going to face in the day-night Test match according to Simon Taufel. (Photo: File)

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

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

19 Nov 2019 8:34 PM IST