BCCI is ensuring everything goes well for the historic Day/Night Test as it has ordered for six dozens of pink balls at the venue.

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that Pink SG balls will be used for the Test match and not Pink Kookaburra balls that were used in three seasons of the Duleep Trophy.

“The BCCI has ordered six dozen pink balls and we will deliver them by middle of next week. As you have seen in the South Africa series, we made significant improvements with our red 'SG Test' and we have the same level of research and development for pink ball,” sales and marketing director SG, Paras Anand, told PTI.

READ ALSO: CAB secretary confirms early start for D/N Test at Eden Gardens, offers cheap ticket prizes

The red SG balls that were used in the previous Indian home season were not found to be satisfactory by skipper Virat Kohli who had complained about the balls getting scuffed up way too early. There were improvements made to the SG balls and those have been acknowledged by the team management. The people at SG were told by BCCI in advance to make arrangements for the Kolkata Test.

“We were told last week about a possible requirement of pink balls so we were ready. Though the pink ball Test is happening now, we have been working on the ball since the 2016-17 season and are in constant touch with the concerned people in the BCCI. It is a challenge but we are up for it," Anand added.

He stated that the pink ball is more vulnerable to catching dust quickly because of the coating and can become difficult to sight. However, he also added that if SG can improve the red ball, they can surely improve the pink ball as well.

“The coating process is different for both the balls and yes the pink one does attract more dust. Having said that, if we can make significant improvements with the red ball in a short time, we can do the same with the pink," he said.

(Inputs from PTI)