Day Night Test  

'I spoke with (Mohammed) Shami bhai yesterday (Saturday). There are some similarities between him and me since we both use the seam. I have seen him bowl a lot of times and I paid extra attention to how he was bowling,' Abu Jayed said ahead of India-Bangladesh day/night Test in Kolkata

'We are happy that it's a sellout for the first three days,' BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said about the India-Bangladesh day/night Test in Kolkata

'Felicitation of other sportsmen like Abhinav Bindra, Mary Kom will also be done in the evening. Union home minister Amit Shah, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina will also be there. There also might be a speech by Sachin as well,' Cricket Association of Bengal's (CAB) Secretary Avishek Dalmiya said

'I think it's a new way to bring excitement to Test cricket,' India captain Virat Kohli said on day/night Test

'You have to think about one match at a time. Even for the bowlers, playing with the pink ball is different. At the NCA, Shami and Jadeja were there. But as I said, we have to stay in the present. I have not played with the pink ball, and I practiced with it for the first time at the NCA,' Ajinkya Rahane said

'Day-night would be really interesting. Earlier, I played in the Duleep Trophy with the pink ball and it was interesting to play with that ball. Now we will play the international day-night Test. Yes, it will be exciting,' Cheteshwar Pujara said

Rohit Sharma said, 'It will be exciting. I don't know about the boys, but I have played with a pink ball in Duleep Trophy. It was a great experience. It will be like same in Kolkata. We will try to perform better to get 60 points in that match'

'Sheikh Hasina will come. We have also requested Prime Minister Modi, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, and the state Governor. We will felicitate the players of the first Test in 2000, when India played Bangladesh. Everybody will be available. I'm trying to get hold of Sachin (Tendulkar), rest everybody will be available," Sourav Ganguly said on day/night Test in Kolkata

Sachin Tendulkar welcomed the introduction of Tests under floodlights in India, saying it is a "good move" and will pull back crowds for the traditional format. India will play their first-ever Test under lights with pink ball against Bangladesh from November 22 in Kolkata

The second and final Test of the series between India and Bangladesh will be day/night match at Kolkata's Eden Gardens. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) agreed to play day/night Test against India, led by Virat Kohli

India need more time to acclimatise to pink-ball cricket. The BCCI has to provide at least 20 pink balls to the teams for practice and matches. So it is highly unlikely that Bangladesh will accept India’s invitation for a day-nighter
 

'We all are thinking about this. We will do something about it. I am a big believer of day/night Test matches, I do not know when will that happen. Till the time I am around, I will keep pushing about it,' said Sourav Ganguly