When asked about the situation, Kohli was quoted as saying in Kolkata on the eve of the Day/Night Test,
India refused to play a Day/Night encounter during the tour of Australia last year. And, their first Test under floodlights is being played four years after the first-ever Day/Night Test was held at Adelaide in 2015.
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Kohli opened up about why India had not agreed to pink ball-Test previously. The 31-year-old explained,
The Indian captain also went on to elaborate on why proper planning and preparation is needed before heading into a Day/Night Test.
The India-Bangladesh Test at Kolkata will be the 12th Day/Night match in the history of the game, and the first for both India and Bangladesh. The timing of the Eden Gardens Test will be 1 pm to 8 pm to counter the dew factor.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly earlier informed that tickets for the first four days of the Test have been sold out. The historic match will also mark the first appearance of the SG pink ball in Test cricket.
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