IND vs BAN | Sighting pink ball actually easier than red ball, reckons Sourav Ganguly

The maiden D/N Test match, which is underway at the historic Eden Gardens, has announced the start of a new chapter in the book of Indian cricket. At the momentous occasion, India skipper took centre stage as he brought up his 27th Test century which also the first century by an Indian in pink-ball cricket.

The visibility of the pink cherry during the twilight period was the most talked about thing in the build-up to the historic encounter but it now seems like isn’t that much an issue at all. It was evident from the way Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara batted throughout the twilight period on day one. While Pujara went on to score a half-century, Kohli brought up his ton on day two of the fixture. When asked about what he makes of the way Kohli tamed the pink ball, Ganguly pointed out that, “He is a run machine."

Sharing his stand on the visibility of the SG pink ball, the one being used in the match, he shared, "It's actually easier than the red ball."

Ganguly thanked Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her presence on Friday, and promised to be present at the two T20Is between Asian all-star XI and World XI next year to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

"I will go. I know you have gala plans for the event," he said.

As many as 60,000 people turned up to witness the first day of the encounter while the second day was also a sold-out crowd, which spoke volumes of how this measure of pulling the crowd to watch the longest and purest format of the game will work out. Ganguly shared that the crowd is the measure of the success of pink ball matches.

"So many watched the match that is most important. I was not under any tension but I was busy."