Confident that Bangladesh will agree to play day-night Test, says Sourav Ganguly

After the three-match T20I series against India is concluded, Bangladesh will get their campaign in the ICC Test Championship underway with two Test matches against the Men in Blue. Ganguly is hoping that the BCB will agree to play the second Test, scheduled to be held at the Eden Gardens from November 22-26, under lights. 

"It's a great initiative but we need to take the players into confidence. If you look at the itinerary, we would probably get two days (November 21, 22) for training with pink ball under lights. That's too little time for preparation. The players are meeting the president today. Hopefully, by tonight or tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, a decision will be made," Khan said.

"If we get to know by tonight and then we will go forward with our plans by tomorrow. We want to invite and have plans to felicitate Mary Kom, Sindhu and all (great Olympians). We are just waiting for the BCB's confirmation at the moment. There are also plans to bring in school children, providing them free passes for the game," Ganguly said.

Much like the annual ‘Pink Test’ organised by Cricket Australia — where players wear Pink caps in association with the Jane McGrath Foundation to raise awareness about breast cancer — Ganguly also wants the Eden's Day/night Test to be an "annual affair", although he did not confirm whether there would some charity initiatives taken in regard to the match. Ganguly further added that skipper Virat Kohli and Co. have finally come on board with the idea of Test cricket under lights.