Kolkata goes pink ahead of historic India-B'desh Test

November 22, 2019 10:59

To mark the historic occasion of the first-ever day-night Test in India, all the iconic spots of Kolkata, where the match will be held, turned pink. The famous tourist points in the city were lit up in the colour to attract more people to the country's first pink-ball Test.

Landmarks like the Big Ben on Laketown, Howrah Bridge, Tata Centre, Eden Gardens, the Elliot Park, and Shahid Minar are all decked in pink to mark the occasion.

Taking to Twitter, Board of Control of Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly posted some pictures of the spots."Welcome to pink test ..@JayShah @bcci," he wrote.

India won the first Test in Indore against Bangladesh by an innings and 130 runs after clinching the T20I series. The toss is scheduled at 12.30 pm and play will start at 1:00 pm. The lunch break lasting 40 minutes will be between 3 pm and 3.40 pm, and the tea break, spanning 20 minutes, is from 5.40 pm to 6 pm. - ANI

Image: The Tata Centre building in the Park Street area illuminated with pink lights ahead of India's first day-night test match against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.

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