The Indian pacers have been the highlight of the team’s home campaign in ICC World Test Championship, picking 40 wickets in four Tests.
Former Indian cricketers VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble and veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh gathered on the ground after the end of the first session in Kolkata of the maiden day-night Test in India on Friday.
Wriddhiman Saha flew to his right to complete a stunning a catch in the Day-Night Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens.
Rohit Sharma took an outstanding catch to his right to send Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque back in the hut in Kolkata.
Murali Kartik, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, said it was alarming to witness the drop in quality.
Kolkatans turned up in huge numbers on day one of the Day-Night Test at Eden Gardens as the city turned pink for the momentous occasion.
India captain Virat Kohli has also been guarded in his views and in the pre-match press conference stated that Day-Night games can only be an exception not the rule.
Eden Gardens curator Sujan Mukherjee said that batting shouldn't be difficult under the lights as the ball will not swing as much as perceived.
Kolkata is covered with pink ahead of India's first-ever Day-Night Test, starting Friday at the iconic Eden Gardens.
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The iconic Eden Gardens is all set to make history on November 22 when India and Bangladesh play their maiden Day-Night Test match.
According to sources at CAB, the security clearance did not come a day ahead of the historic match between India and Bangladesh.
India will take on Bangladesh at Eden Gardens here on Friday, which is the second Test of the series. The rampaging hosts won the first rubber by an innings and 130 runs.
While a handful of Indian players have pink-ball experience, having played three domestic seasons of Duleep Trophy under lights, the Bangladeshi squad would be facing the challenge for the first time.
Indian cricket will finally embrace the pink revolution when Kohli's formidable team lock horns with a deflated Bangladesh in their maiden Day-Night Test starting here on Friday.
The current Bangladesh team have no pink ball experience even at the domestic level and they only had four sessions with the ball after the Indore Test.
"I am really excited to see how this pink ball behaves because I have played with the Kookaburra ball and Kookaburra behaves much differently to SG," said Gambhir.
After becoming 2019's second-highest run-scorer in Tests, Mayank is now eyeing a massive record of Don Bradman.
Virat Kohli didn't hide his apprehensions making it clear that "loving Test cricket" should be a choice and not compulsion, thus, sticking to original form should be a priority.
Team India captain Virat Kohli said that playing the pink ball will be challenging in Kolkata but Team India is ready for the Day-Night Test challenge.
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