IND vs BAN | D/N Test felt like World Cup Final, reveals Sourav Ganguly

Former Indian captain and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has revolutionized Indian cricket by making the pink-ball Test a grand success and he is extremely happy that his home ground the Eden Gardens responded with a full house for the entire duration of the Test match. He felt it was almost like a World Cup Final with all the buzz around the ground and the electric atmosphere in the stadium throughout the day and even under the lights.

"Just take a look around (fans with their camera lights on to click pictures). Do you see this? Have you seen this in Test cricket? When was the last time you had a capacity crowd watching a Test match? Feels like it is a World Cup final," he told TOI during the last session of the second day of the pink-ball Test.

Eden Gardens is also remembered for that famous Indian win against Australia back in 2001 where VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid batted for an entire day and India bowled out Australia on the last day, much to the rejoice of the packed crowd in the entire stadium.

"Oh! It is an absolutely amazing feeling. Feels great. Look for yourself. It brings back memories of the 2001 Test match if you ask me. This is what Test cricket should be, packed stadiums," he said.

Ganguly still does not know what the future holds for India as far as playing more pink ball tests at home is concerned but he is excited just by the thought of how the atmosphere would be if bigger teams play a pink-ball Test against India in their own den.

"Too early to talk of the future. We will all sit down and discuss the way ahead after this one. But just imagine the frenzy if you have teams like England, South Africa and Australia playing pink-ball Tests against India. Think what the crowd will get to witness," he stated.

Ganguly has always been an admirer of Virat Kohli and yet again Kohli showed his class by becoming the first Indian to score a hundred in D/N Tests.

"Oh he (Kohli) is just brilliant. What a knock. I have played alongside some of the best and he definitely belongs in that category. Just a pleasure to watch the consistency with which he scores runs. He is a run-machine," Ganguly said.

India's next Test assignment is a tough tour to New Zealand in February next year and Ganguly believes that it will not be an easy task as the New Zealand team is very strong in their home conditions and their bowling attack is one of the best in the world. Ganguly also will have to think about the possibility of playing a pink-ball Test away versus the Black Caps.

"I will not compare this bowling attack with the ones in the past, but this is a very good attack. New Zealand are a good team. At home, in their own conditions, it will be challenging but I am hopeful Virat and the boys will do well there as well," he said.

"Nothing is decided yet (pink-ball Test vs NZ). We still have time for the New Zealand series. Let's see," Ganguly concluded.