With Ganguly also making it clear that the future was pink-ball Tests, the comment from Virat Kohli on lack of crowd further helped the newly elected BCCI President to convince the captain.
Saha said that he relishes challenges and this will definitely be one tough test as the Indian boys play their first pink-ball Test.
A total of 10 Indian players from the current squad have already played with the pink ball in a day-night first-class game.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly wants a team to get cracking and ensure that there are enough SG balls prepared and handed over to the team by 10 days.
India will take on Bangladesh in their first-ever Day/Night Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata next month.
Following a two-year ban on Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah and Mominul Haque will now lead the Bangladesh side for the India tour.
Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) secretary Avishek Dalmiya is confident of making India's first Day/Night Test at Eden Gardens a success.
Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo has welcomed the decision to play the Day/Night Test against India in Eden Gardens.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is confident that the Day/Night Test will be a 'great start' for Test cricket in the subcontinent.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has agreed to play the day-night Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, confirmed BCCI President Sourav Ganguly.
BCCI could be forced to speak to either Kookaburra or Dukes to provide with quality pink balls as the SG balls used earlier in domestic cricket lost its shape and shine quickly.
An anonymous letter says that All India Lashkar, based out of Kozhikode, Kerala, might target Virat Kohli and prominent politicians.
According to reports, two years ago, Shakib received an offer from a bookie before an international match, which he did not report to the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU).
Shakib Al Hasan's unavailability could force Bangladesh to announce a fresh T20I squad on Tuesday, a day before the team travels to India.
Arvind Kejriwal said matches have been played in this season in the national capital and the cricket match, scheduled to be held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, should be played.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said that the BCB is yet to confirm but he is sure that the Eden Test between India and Bangladesh will be a day-night affair.
Eden Gardens curator Sujan Mukherjee said that he is expecting the second Test of the two-match series versus Bangladesh to be a day-night affair.
Bangladesh are due to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday, October 30 but BCB president is sceptical that there could be a few more pull-outs.
Newly-appointed BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had recently said that skipper Virat Kohli was not averse to the idea of playing pink-ball Test.
Tamim Iqbal missed Bangladesh's home Test against Afghanistan and the T20I tri-series after requesting for a break from all cricket following Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka in July.
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