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Many players who have played the Duleep Trophy, including Cheteshwar Pujara, has said that sighting the pink ball at twilight is a challenge as the crimson colour of the sky and the pink colour of the ball makes it look more like orange. (Photo: AP)

Indian team will stay in Indore and practice under lights in...

It has been learnt that for the next two days, the Indian team's focus will be on what is being called as 'twilight...

16 Nov 2019 3:03 PM GMT

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)

'Tickets of first 3 days of India'a day-night Test match sold out'...

There are many celebrities that will be coming for the match and several ceremonies and events have also been planned.

16 Nov 2019 11:18 AM GMT

The army paratroopers will fly into the Eden Gardens and hand the pink ball to Virat Kohli and Mominul Haque. (Photo: PTI)

Captains Virat Kohli, Mominul Haque to be handed the pink ball by army...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will ring the Eden bell.

16 Nov 2019 8:12 AM GMT

Rohit Sharma, who is Indias vice-captain in limited-overs cricket, said opening the innings in the longer format didnt come as a surprise as he had already been told a few years back that such an opportunity may come his way. (Photo: PTI)

Pink Test Build Up: Rohit and Pujara face Ashwin first time under...

It was opener Rohit and premier spinner Ashwin, who spend considerable time in one of the nets with Ravi Shastri keeping...

15 Nov 2019 3:22 PM GMT

Indias premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday became the joint fastest to take 350 wickets, matching Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharans feat in his 66th Test. (Photo:PTI)

'Challenge to play with the pink ball': Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin was asked about the Pink Test' and if he is ready to accept the change with open arms.

15 Nov 2019 7:17 AM GMT

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)

'Playing with pink ball will be challenge for India and Bangladesh':...

Taufel also stated that India skipper Virat Kohli's strategies are getting better and better with each game.

14 Nov 2019 10:45 AM GMT

Indian Test specialists including Cheteshwar Punaja and Ishant Sharma have begun their practice for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh. (Photo: PTI)

India's Test specialists take to field as practice with pink ball...

It's been some days that the senior India cricketers started practising under NCA head and former skipper Rahul Dravid.

11 Nov 2019 8:36 AM GMT

If the plan becomes a reality then it will be the first time that Captain Cool MS Dhoni will donn the role of a commentator. (Photo: PTI)

Mahendra Singh DHoni to turn commentator for India's Day-Night Test in...

The plan further states that on the third day of the Test, India's win over Australia in 2001 at Eden Gardens will be...

5 Nov 2019 12:13 PM GMT

Pujara scored just 8 runs in 33 balls before being dismissed by Sandakan . (Photo:AP)

'Adapting to pink ball only challenge in Day/Night Test': Cheteshwar...

India are going to play their first-ever Day/Night Test about four years after Australia and New Zealand played the...

1 Nov 2019 12:19 PM GMT

Cricket Australia (CA) is set to request the BCCI to agree for more than one Day/Night Test during Indias 2021 tour Down Under, when officials of the two boards meet on the sidelines of a three-match ODI series in January next year. (Photo:AFP)

New Zealand face day-night challenge as Australia series begins

The tourists pad up for the first of a three-Test series in Perth with no warm-up games and in forecast 40 Celsius (104...

10 Dec 2019 6:49 AM GMT

Cricket Australia (CA) is set to request the BCCI to agree for more than one Day/Night Test during Indias 2021 tour Down Under, when officials of the two boards meet on the sidelines of a three-match ODI series in January next year. (Photo:AFP)

There is a sense of unknown: Steve Smith on pink ball Test

The first Test between Australia and New Zealand will begin from December 12 at Perth Stadium, one of Australia's newest...

9 Dec 2019 9:08 AM GMT

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)

BCCI prez Sourav Ganguly wants India to play pink-ball tests in every...

India became the last major cricket nation to embrace day-night tests when they hosted neighbours Bangladesh in front of...

3 Dec 2019 6:16 AM GMT