INDIA's FIRST DAY NIGHT TEST at EDEN GARDENS - IND vs BANG

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Eden Gardens to host first day/night Test in India

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Bangladesh agree to play Day-Night Test in Kolkata

Bangladesh Cricket Board has accepted BCCI's request of playing the Kolkata Test of the forthcoming series as a Day-Night game. Eden Gardens will thus become the first Indian venue to host a pink-ball Test.

BCCI, under new president Sourav Ganguly, made a proposal for the second Test of the upcoming two-Test series to be a pink-ball and stated that India captain Virat Kohli, too, was in agreement. The BCB had reserved their decision on the invitation, waiting to get a confirmation from the players and the team management.

"This is the beginning of something special in Indian cricket," Ganguly said. "It is a priority for the newly elected Office Bearers and members of Apex Council to take Indian cricket forward. For me, as former Captain of India and as the current President of BCCI, Test cricket is of utmost priority and we at BCCI will leave no stone unturned to bring this format back to its feet.

"In this effort of ours, Day-Night Test cricket is a huge step forward and we believe it will bring back the crowd into stadiums and a whole lot of young children to the sport. I am extremely honoured that the Eden Gardens will host the inaugural Day-Night Test match and the Cricket Association of Bengal will create a spectacle for everyone to watch. I thank the Bangladesh Cricket Board President Mr. Nazmul Hassan and his team for accepting our request on such a short notice. I also thank India Captain Mr. Virat Kohli for his co-operation," he added.

Bangladesh, like India, haven't played a pink-ball Test match since the concept saw the light of the day in November 2015. Green-lighting the game, Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo said his players, all of whom were consulted, were excited at the prospect of playing the top-ranked team in such a novel game at an iconic venue.

"As the coach and some of the players and all the other senior players, we think that it's a great opportunity," Domingo said on Tuesday (October 29). "I don't think India have played a pink-ball Test before. We haven't played a pink-ball Test. It's a massive occasion at the Eden Gardens.

"It will be a new experience for both the teams. So we are very excited about it. It will be a great occasion under the lights against one of the best team in the world, probably the best team in the world also. So we are really looking forward to the challenge."

India's decision to welcome the idea of a D/N Test under Ganguly is a departure from their previous skepticism of the concept. BCCI had been invited to play a pink-ball Test in Adelaide by Cricket Australia on their 2018-19 tour, but had turned it down citing lack of practice.

Incidentally, the pink ball debuted in India at the Eden Gardens in 2016 during the CAB Super League final of 2016. Subsequently, BCCI turned the four-day Duleep Trophy competition into a pink-ball tournament at the start of 2016 with an eye on eventually playing a D/N Test match in India. Concerns about the lack of spin and reverse swing on offer with the pink ball remained as the the tournament continued to be played with the pink SG ball until 2019, when the final originally slated to be played with the pink ball, went ahead with the red ball as a day game.

Coincidentally, Bangladesh too have held that skepticism, turning down New Zealand's proposal last year due to lack of match preparation. Incidentally, both India and Bangladesh will have just two days of preparation between the Indore and the Kolkata Tests to acclimatise against the pink ball.

"I have spoken to the players. For sure there have been some concerns," Domingo said. "Some guys said it will be just a few days [of] preparations. There is only two days between first and second Test... In my time with South Africa, we played a pink-ball Test in Adelaide with Australia. We had a warm-up game before. We had few sessions. So it will be a less time to start. I have worked with pink-ball and hope it will be an advantage for us.

"There is a travel day and two practice days. And that's all at the moment. During that time there will be some pink-ball preparation. But our focus will be first Test first. Once that is completed, we will prepare for the pink balls. There are some challenges but it is same for India. They haven't played a day-night Test match. So it will be same for both the teams. Not a lot preparation time but [it is] an exciting event. Because of the pink-ball, it may help both the teams little bit close together and we are excited about the opportunity," he added.

Bangladesh begin their India tour with the three T20Is, starting on November 3, before heading to Indore to kick off their World Test Championship campaign from November 14. The timings of the second Test at Eden Gardens, to be played from November 22, will now be tweaked for a slightly late start in-order to play the final session under lights.

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Five questions facing the first-ever day-night Test in India

India and Bangladesh will step into the unknown when they two teams play the first ever day-night Test in India, at the Eden Gardens. ESPNcricinfo poses five questions around day-night Tests

How will dew affect the cricket?

This will be the 12th day-night Test in all, but the first one to be played in proper winter. Of the 11 before this, nine were played in summer; the other two were hosted by Dubai, which doesn't have a cold winter. With winter of course comes the dew, heavy dew. The ball gets heavier and slippery, making batting easier. It is hard enough in ODIs; how will the Test manage?

There have been 12 first-class day-night matches in India before this, all played in the months of August and September. Even then there were complaints of dew; this Test will be in proper winter. That's one thing everyone will have eyes on.

 

Will they get the ball right?

This will be the first Test with a pink SG ball. The feedback after the day-night first-class matches in Greater Noida in 2017 was mixed. Picking the ball was not an issue during the day or under the lights, but it was a struggle during the twilight hours when it appeared to be orange when tossed up in the air. However, the bigger problem was that it took spinners out of the equation.

Kuldeep Yadav, who played that Duleep Trophy, said it didn't turn much because of the extra lacquer required. The same went for reverse. Yuvraj Singh said the extra lacquer and the grass required to keep the ball in tact meant it swung and seamed more. Mohammad Shami was unplayable in a day-night club match played in 2016 in Kolkata between Mohun Bagan and Bhowanipore.

What time will the match start?

One way to make sure the dew doesn't have a big impact on the cricket might be a start at around noon as opposed to the usual 1.30pm start for day-night matches in India. That could mean only one session is played under lights and with possible dew, but that might also somewhat defeat the original purpose: to play a chunk of the day after office hours so that bigger crowds can come in.

What do they know of day-night Tests who only days Tests know?

One of the concerns is that neither of these sides has had adequate experience of playing Test cricket under lights. Among the India squad, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agarwal, Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep have played first-class day-night cricket before. And Pujara has scored a double-century there too. Shami and Saha have played a club match with the pink ball. Other than that, it is an unknown for the others. There has only been one first-class day-night match in Bangladesh, that in February 2013 when most of the main players were away on international duty. If anything, India hold the advantage in terms of experience.

What does this mean for Adelaide?

One of the main reasons behind India's reluctance to day-night Tests last year was the tour of Australia which was their greatest chance to win a series there. It was believed the depleted Australian side might even the scales through their experience in day-night cricket, and India didn't want to give them an even break. You would think India would have similar reservations when touring Australia in 2020, but if they play a day-night Test at home, they might be somewhat obliged to do so in Australia too. Unless of course they don't enjoy the experience against Bangladesh, and make that the basis of disagreement.

If you flick lights on, will they come?

One of the great debates with sparse crowd in Indian Test venues has been whether it is because of poorly located grounds and even poorer facilities. The new BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's response when pointed in that direction was that the same people don't care about the distances and inconveniences when the IPL is played at the same ground. To him, day-night Test cricket is the bigger solution. To current captain Virat Kohi, the solution is to play at traditional elite venues that historically have cared for Test cricket.

A day-night Test at Eden Garden will satisfy the criteria laid out by both the India captain and the BCCI captain. Kolkata usually sends out big crowds, which might be bigger for the day-night Test. If they are, it won't be that big a deal because it is expected in Kolkata. If they aren't, alarm bells better start ringing.

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Complete timeline of conversations between Shakib Al Hasan and suspected Indian bookie Deepak Aggarwal

Following is the timeline of the conversations between Shakib and suspected Indian bookie Deepak Aggarwal that was released by the ICC.

 

January 2018: Shakib was selected as part of the Bangladesh team participating in a Tri-Series between Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. During this series, he and Mr Aggarwal engaged in further WhatsApp conversations.

19 January 2018: Shakib received a WhatsApp message from Mr Aggarwal congratulating him for being named man of the match in that day's game. Mr Aggarwal followed this message with a message saying "do we work in this or I wait till the IPL".

The reference to "work" in this message was a reference to him providing Inside Information to Mr Aggarwal.

He did not report this contact from Mr Aggarwal to the ACU or any other anti-corruption authority.

23 January 2018: Shakib received another WhatsApp message from Mr Aggarwal in which Mr Aggarwal made another approach to him to provide him with Inside Information, saying "Bro anything in this series?"

He confirmed that this message related to Mr Aggarwal's request to him to provide Mr Aggarwal with Inside Information in relation to the ongoing Tri-Series.

He did not report this request for Inside Information from Mr Aggarwal to the ACU or any other anti-corruption authority.

26 April 2018: He played for the Sunrisers Hyderabad team in its IPL match against Kings XI Punjab.

He received a WhatsApp message from Mr Aggarwal that day asking him whether a particular player was going to be playing in the game that day, i.e. again asking for Inside Information.

Mr Aggarwal continued this conversation with him by talking about bitcoins, dollar accounts and asked him for his dollar account details. During this conversation, he told Mr Aggarwal that he wanted to meet him "first".

These messages on 26 April 2018 included a number of deleted messages. He confirmed that these deleted messages contained requests from Mr Aggarwal for Inside Information.

He confirmed that he had concerns over Mr Aggarwal, feeling he was a bit "dodgy", and that, following their conversations, he had the feeling that Mr Aggarwal was a bookie.

He did not report any of the contact and approaches received from Mr Aggarwal on 26 April 2018 to the ACU or any other anti-corruption authority.

Mr Al Hasan told the ACU that he did not accept or act upon any of the approaches he received from Mr Aggarwal, in particular, he did not provide him with any of the information requested, nor did he accept or receive any money or other reward from Mr Aggarwal. However, he did not at any time report any of the approaches to the ACU or any other relevant authority.

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Day-Night Test: BCCI orders 72 pink balls from SG

The Duleep Trophy was played under lights with Kookaburra pink balls for three seasons, but the BCCI confirmed that SG pink balls will be used for India’s first ever Test match under lights, against Bangladesh from November 22 in Kolkata

The BCCI has asked manufacturer SG to deliver 72 pink balls by next week for India’s first-ever day-night Test, to be held at the Eden Gardens from November 22.

The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has already confirmed that SG pink balls will be used for the landmark game, leaving the manufacturer with very little room for error.

Producing a ball fit for a Test match under lights is a big challenge for SG as its pink ball is yet to be tested in a competitive game. The Duleep Trophy was played with Kookaburra pink balls for three seasons and not SG, before the BCCI switched back to red ball this year.

“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,” company’s sales and marketing director, Paras Anand, told PTI on Wednesday.

SG had faced strong criticism from some Indian players in the previous home season with India skipper Virat Kohli saying that the red ball got scuffed up way too early in comparison to the Dukes used in England and Kookaburra in Australia.

Kohli acknowledged the improvements made on the ball this season but wants it last to at least 60 overs.

Considering the bowlers have faced issues with the red ‘SG Test’, it remains to be seen how the company steps up to the pink-ball challenge.

Mr. Anand is confident that top quality balls will be delivered for the Kolkata Test between India and Bangladesh.

“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,” said Mr. Anand.

Compared to the red ball, the pink one attracts a lot more dust and tends to get dirty rather quickly, making it tougher to sight.

“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 adding that the SG has two dozen pink balls already in its inventory including a few used ones.

 

 

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1st T20I IND vs BANG 

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Bangladesh won Toss and put India in to Bat. 

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Match heading to thriller..

22 from 12 balls...

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20 from 10 balls..

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4...

 

16 from 9 needed for bangladesh..