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India’s first-ever day-night pink ball Test match to be played at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on November 22

India’s first-ever day-night pink ball Test match to be played at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens from November 22

  • In a historic move, the first-ever day-night pink ball Test match on Indian soil will be held at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata from 22–26 November 2019 against Bangladesh.
  • India is the only major Test-playing nation which has not played a day-night Test match before.
  • For Bangladesh also, it will also mark their debut test with the pink ball on the international stage.
  • Although Indian players have played with a pink ball before, but that ball was manufactured by the Australian company Kookaburra.
  • The pink balls for the upcoming Test has been made by Sanspareils Greenlands (SG) of Meerut.

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