Sourav Ganguly, the president of Board of Control forCricket in India (BCCI), was left amazed by the sight of pink sweets in Kolkataahead of Team India's pink ball debut, in the second Test against Bangladesh atEden Gardens starting on Friday.
"Sweets go pink in Kolkata," Sourav Gangulycaptioned the picture of pink Sandesh a dessert originating from the Bengalregion. The former India captain followed it up with another picture of pinksweets specially made to celebrate India's debut in the day-night Test cricket.
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) November 21, 2019
"The city turns pink on the Pink Test," Ganguly had tweeted earlier, with pictures of some prominent Kolkata buildings decorated with pink lights.
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) November 21, 2019
Ganguly also shared a video of his hometown which looks to be all set for the day as many high rises have been lit in the pink colour. He wrote, "Well BCCI and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) look forward to 5 days @JayShah," he captioned the video.
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) November 21, 2019
While the team of Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri has already made giant strides in making this Indian team one of the best in the world, Ganguly's addition has only cemented the base further as India looks to dominate world cricket.
After long resisting the latest innovation in Test cricket,India will join the party that is aimed at increasing crowds and TV audiencesfor the longest format of the game.
Day-night Tests were successfully introduced in 2015 but ittook India a new BCCI regime under former captain Ganguly to take the pink ballplunge.
Ahead of the ongoing series, Ganguly convinced theBangladesh Cricket Board to play a Test under floodlights and now he hasarranged a grand spectacle at the Eden Gardens.
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