On Monday, Ajinkya Rahane posted a photo with pink-ball on social media, to which Virat Kohli and Shikhar dropped hilarious comments.
Ahead of the anticipated contest in Kolkata, Team India's wicketkeeper Wriddhiman, in conversation with India TV, gave an insight on this new variety of cricket ball, the difficulties in dealing with it and India's strategy for the match.
Giving out the arrival itinerary of the teams, he said Rohit Sharma and pacer Mohammed Shami would be the last to join the squad on Wednesday.
Gearing up for their maiden Pink ball Test in Kolkata, both the Bangladesh and Indian team have been practising in the twilight zone and under lights at the Holkar Stadium, trying to simulate conditions that they are likely to encounter at the Eden Gardens.
Following his knock of 243 runs last week, many former cricketers reckon that Mayank Agarwal is now in line to make his debut for India in the limited-overs format.
India are hot favourites to win the second Test, the first-ever Day/Night affair in the country, starting from Friday at Eden Gardens.
Bangladesh pacer Abu Jayed, who dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane in the 1st Test, said that he took tips from Mohammed Shami after the game.
A few days ago, Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin practised left-handed batting. It was only a matter of time when he took to bowling with the left arm as well!
India's last series against South Africa witnessed a poor turnout but the tickets for the first three days of the pink ball Test, beginning here on Friday, have already been sold out.
The Pink Ball Test is slated to be held from November 22 to 26 at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Islam said the day/night match at Eden Gardens, which is the second and final Test of the India-Bangladesh series, will take the game to a new height.
Ganguly was seen posing with the match ticket and the mascots at the Eden Gardens, making it a big hit among kids ahead of the historic Test against Bangladesh.
Mayank Agarwal is yet to make his debut for India in the limited-overs formats.
Sujan Mukherjee, the pitch curator at Eden Gardens, is positive about the first-ever day/night Test.
Ishant Sharma worked on a new variation on the second day of the first Test. The next morning, he executed the perfect delivery, reminiscing Stuart Broad's dismissal of David Warner at Lord's.
Indian captain Virat Kohli met a special fan following a comprehensive victory over Bangladesh in the first Test in Indore.
It was India's first loss of the tournament after the win against Nepal. Bangladesh have won both their matches.
Having won less than 20 Tests in the last 20 years is not a great statistic and Mominul wants some fresh perspective going forward.
India's bowling coach Bharat Arun hailed the Indian pace trio of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav after India's emphatic victory in the first Test.
The Indian pace trio comprising Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami ran through the Bangladesh batting line-up as Virat Kohli and his boys registered a comfortable win at the Holkar Stadium.
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