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India Vs Bangladesh, Day-Night Test: 5 reasons why you should watch the historic Pink Ball Test at Eden Gardens

Here are the 5 reasons why you should be watching the highly anticipated Day-Night Test Match between India and Bangladesh at iconic Eden Gardens, starting Friday (November 22).

India Vs Bangladesh, Day-Night Test: 5 reasons why you should watch the historic Pink Ball Test at Eden Gardens

Kolkata, Nov 20: History will be created when India captain Virat Kohli will come out for the toss with his Bangladeshi counterpart, Mominul Haque, in the second Test match on Friday (November 22) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

This is will be the first Day-Night Test match in the history of both the Test-playing nations and the BCCI, as well as the broadcasters Star Sports Network, are leaving no stones unturned to make this occasion a grand spectacle.

Kolkata, the City of Joy, is all decked up for the pink-ball Test match and it is being reported that the tickets for the first four days of the match have already been sold out.

India vs Bangladesh Day-Night Test: Timing, start and end time, when & where to watchIndia vs Bangladesh Day-Night Test: Timing, start and end time, when & where to watch

Here are the 5 reasons why you should be watching the highly anticipated game of cricket, starting Friday.

Sourav Ganguly's first stint as BCCI President

Current BCCI President and former Captain of the Indian Cricket Team Sourav Ganguly's first stint as a BCCI President drove innovation in Indian cricket by introducing the Pink Ball Test Match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Pink is the new Red

Kolkata turns pink with the first-ever D/N Test Match. It paves the way for the nation to host many more pink ball matches making the pink ball - the new red ball. The first D/N Test Match was played between Australia and New Zealand on November 27, 2015 at Adelaide Oval. Aussies won the highly interesting game by 3 wickets.

India vs Bangladesh, D/N Test: Tickets for first four days of pink ball Test sold out: GangulyIndia vs Bangladesh, D/N Test: Tickets for first four days of pink ball Test sold out: Ganguly

Test Cricket - The marquee event in Cricket

In the 1800s, for the first-time cricket made its mark in sporting culture with the introduction of test cricket. The officially recognised first Test match was played between Australia and England on 15 and 19 March 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Australia won the game by 45 runs.

Eden Gardens - Creating History

Eden Gardens, the mecca of Indian cricket has witnessed a few historic records. Harbhajan Singh became the first Indian to take a hat-trick against Australia in 2001 and Rohit Sharma became the highest individual scorer in ODI cricket with his epic 264 runs against Sri Lanka. Now Eden Gardens will host India's first-ever day and night Test.

Star Sports celebrates 'Pink Ball' with unlimited content

A week of cricket celebration on Star Sports will bring exclusive segments which showcase the making of the first pink ball test in India at the Eden Gardens, with exclusive sneak, peeks of players preparing for the historic day. Start Sports experts and talent create excitement around the Pink Ball match as India reaches this cricketing milestone.

(With Inputs from Media Release)

Story first published: Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 12:20 [IST]
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