Ind vs Ban: Sourav Ganguly boasts of Eden Gardens soaked into pink ball cricket fever

As India host Bangladesh in a historic Pink-Ball Test in Kolkata, crowd favourite Sourav Ganguly took to Twitter to post a picture of a “packed” house at Eden Gardens. As the president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly pulled in all efforts to make this Day-Night affair happen. The ongoing Test match is the first-ever to be held in the country and also the first-ever to be contested by both nations.

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Ind vs Ban Pink Ball Test: Sourav Ganguly confirms full house in Eden Gardens

The Day-Night contest was welcomed by the city as both days of the match witnessed packed crowds. The former Indian captain has been regularly taking to the micro-blogging site for posting several pictures ahead of the India vs Bangladesh contest. The new BCCI head had been hyping up the occasion for fans from both nations to make the second Test a smashing success in the country.

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Meanwhile, Bangladesh were all out for 106 on Day 1 after winning the toss. Team India, riding on Virat Kohli’s 27th Test century, declared at 347-9. Trailing the first innings by 241 runs, Bangladesh lost two quick wickets to pacer Ishant Sharma before the tea break on Day 2.

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