India, cricket’s biggest market, finally shed its reluctance and welcomed daynight Tests. The iconic Eden Gardens will host the second and final India-Bangladesh Test under lights from Friday.
Eden, the first venue to hold ODI and T20 World Cup finals in the country, had taken the lead in 2016 to stage India’s first day-night pinkball match — between local clubs Mohun Bagan and Bhawanipore — under the leadership of former Cricket Association of Bengal president and India captain Sourav Ganguly.
It is only befitting that with Ganguly’s elevation as Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president his home ground has risen to the occasion again — this time at the highest level.
Ultimate attraction
Even as the presence of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a host of VVIPs and elite sportspersons will corner some of the limelight, action in the middle will remain the ultimate attraction.
This story is from the November 22, 2019 edition of The Hindu.
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