Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik Hasina and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee were at the Eden Garden to witness the cricket match here called as the Pink Ball match which would be played for day and night.
Sachin Tendulkar the popular cricketer opined that this would be a historic match after a long time in the day and night format. But Kohli the cricket captain opined that it should not become a regular feature.
Ganguly the BCCI Chief said that this was to draw more crowds to see the cricket match. Meanwhile, Bangladesh has won the toss and elected to bat it is reported.
The pink colour has better visibility say some players. During the night under floodlights, pink colour has better visibility it is learnt. Bangladesh were 60 for 6 wickets when it about 20 overs.
The Indians dominated the play and the captain Kohli was very happy to see that.