Sachin Tendulkar, who had earlier voiced his concern about tackling the dew factor, said the Indian cricket think-tank should do a postmortem after the match gets over.
The pacers are expected to play a big role in the upcoming Test against Bangladesh, as they normally do when the pink ball is new.
Now with the pink ball Test less than 48 hours away, Kohli was seen batting at the nets around the time dusk set in and the floodlights were in full glow.
According to BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, the second Test of the two-match series will be one to remember.
Wriddhiman Saha also singled out Mohammed Shami for praise and said he can be deadly on any surface due to his ability to get reverse swing.
Bangladesh spin bowling coach Daniel Vettori said that playing the Day-Night Test at the Eden Gardens could be a completely different experience as compared to normal Test matches.
India lead the two-match series following their innings and 130-run win in the opener. The second Test match starts from Friday.
Shastri was in fact expected to check the wicket on Tuesday itself, but a delay in his arrival saw him change his plan and head straight to the team hotel.
R Ashwin hoped that the Pink Ball Test will mark the beginning of a new era in Test cricket and it can help in the rejuvenation of the longest format of the game.
The pink ball is different from the red cherry and as the sun sets, the ball swings more and batting gets difficult under the lights.
The Eden Gardens is set to host India's first-ever Pink Ball Test when India take on Bangladesh in the second and final Test of the two-match series, starting November 22.
The Indian team has arrived in Kolkata for the second Test against Bangladesh, which will be the first time ever that they will be playing a day-night Test match.
Taufel, who was present at the first ever pink ball Test in Adelaide as ICC Umpire Performance and Training Manager, said the umpires can use artificial lenses to have a better view.
Ganguly added that the stadium and the scoreboard will be lit with pink lights. Along with it, even the prominent buildings in the city will be lit in the same manner.
"Basic things like toilets, seating, car parking need to be looked into, these are things that will draw," said Dravid.
In the morning, skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane touched down at around 9:40 a.m. before the rest of the players and headed straight to the team hotel.
India will be playing its much-awaited first Day/Night Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens from Saturday and there is a lot of curiosity regarding how the pink ball would behave.
Shami, who has been in terrific form, returned with the figures of 3/27 and 4/31 in the first Test at Indore to achieve his career-best ranking, said he intends on keeping things simple for the historic Test.
Courtesy to BCCI's newly-elected president Sourav Ganguly, the day-night Test was one of his first agendas that he ticked off within days of taking seat and got Virat Kohli's nod "in a matter of just three seconds".
Agarwal scored his second double ton in the first test against Bangladesh, a career best 243 in India's only innings as they won by an innings and 130 runs.
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