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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

Wriddhiman Saha lauded Indias 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...

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

20 Nov 2019 8:52 PM 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

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

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

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

India spinner Harbhajan Singh on Monday expressed his concern over rising levels of pollution and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take all necessary steps to address the problem. (Photo:AFP)

'Wrist spinners difficult to read rather than finger spinners', says...

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 IST

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

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 IST

Ahead of Indias first day and night Test match, batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is finding it difficult to keep his eyes away from the pink ball. (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 IST

Ahead of Indias 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...

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

18 Nov 2019 12:22 PM 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)

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 IST