IND v BAN 2019: BCB agrees to play Eden Gardens’ match as a day-night Test

India has opposed pink ball Tests due to variety of reasons.

The upcoming Bangladesh tour to India will see the Tigers and Indian team both play their maiden day-night pink-ball Test match. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has agreed to BCCI President Sourav Ganguly’s offer to play the pink ball Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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This Test match will be the second Test of the series and will start from November 22. The Bangladesh team is touring India for 3 T20I matches and 2 Tests, with the first Test to be played in Indore from November 14.

"I spoke to the BCB president (Nazmul Hassan). They are agreeable, they wanted to speak to the players. I'm sure it will be a day/night match. They will also officially announce it soon. Hopefully, by 10-10:30 pm tonight, we will get a confirmation," Ganguly had told PTI on October 28.

There are plans to invite India's legendary Olympians like Abhinav Bindra, MC Mary Kom and P V Sindhu and felicitate them for their contribution to the country's Olympic movement. Ganguly also wants Eden's Day/night Test to be an "annual affair".

Indian cricketers have for long objected to playing with the pink ball but Ganguly recently said that skipper Virat Kohli has agreed to the idea.

(PTI inputs)