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Sachin Tendulkar welcomed the introduction of Tests under floodlights in India. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

'Day/Night Test good move as long as dew isn't a factor': Sachin...

The dew was a factor at the Eden Gardens during ODI games under floodlights, something Tendulkar is apprehensive about.

31 Oct 2019 10:08 AM

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)

BCCI orders 72 pink balls from SG for India vs Bangladesh Day-Night...

Producing a ball fit for a Test match under lights is a big challenge for SG as its pink ball is yet to be tested in a...

30 Oct 2019 12:01 PM

Sourav Ganguly was the only candidate to file his nomination for the post and was elected unopposed. (Photo: File)

Sourav Ganguly on first ever D/N Test: 'It's my job, that's what I am...

Ganguly said he is happy that India skipper Virat Kohli, as well as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), have agreed on a...

30 Oct 2019 6:35 AM

It was Sourav Ganguly, who was instrumental in organising the first-ever pink ball match in India. (Photo: File)

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, 'India to play their first-ever...

The Test is scheduled to be held at the Eden Gardens from November 22-26 and will be the second game of a two-match...

30 Oct 2019 6:16 AM

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)

Playing with the 'pink ball' could be difficult for colour blind...

Former Pakistani all-rounder Mudassar Nazar opines that the problem can only persist with the colour blind cricketers.

28 Nov 2019 8:32 AM

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 fast bowlers in the pink after debut day-night Test

Skipper Virat Kohli has been all praise for his pacemen and said workload management was the key to keeping them in top...

25 Nov 2019 11:30 AM

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 12:06 PM

Ravi Shastri

'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

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

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

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

India skipper Virat Kohli is all set for the historic day-night Test match against Bangladesh. (Photo:Twitter)

Virat Kohli all set for 'historic' day-night Test against Bangladesh

During the pre-match press conference, Kohli compared the buzz for the day-night Test to the T20 World Cup match against...

21 Nov 2019 12:24 PM