DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) got a proposal from India to play a day-night Test, starting on November 22. 

“Such a discussion is going on between us. However, no decision has been taken yet. We will make the decision only after consultation with the players and team management” said BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury.

Bangladesh will begin its World Test Championship journey with a test against India. Tigers will play two tests on their India tour. The first test will start at Indore on November 14 and the second and final test will be in Kolkata on November 22.

Both of the countries never played day-night Test so far after the first-ever day-night Test match was played between Australia and New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval in November 2015.

Day-night Test is traditionally played by pink ball. While India always have the reservation to play pink ball Test, Bangladesh appeared not to like the idea.

Even Bangladesh turned down a proposal to play a day-night Test when they visited New Zealand earlier this year.

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has been vocal about India playing day-night Tests to pull more spectators to the stands. On Thursday, Ganguly met Kohli and India’s limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma in Mumbai during the selection meeting for the Bangladesh series and it is believed that he spoke to them about the day-night Tests.

BDST: 2007 HRS, OCT 27, 2019

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