Cricket
As India and Bangladesh prepare to play the historic Day-Night Test match in Kolkata, players are busy preparing to get adjusted with the pink ball.
Updated : Nov 18, 2019, 08:01 AM IST | Edited by : Karen Noronha
As India and Bangladesh prepare to play the historic Day-Night Test match in Kolkata, players are busy preparing to get adjusted with the pink ball.
The Indian team stayed back in Indore for training under lights after winning the first Test by an innings and 130 runs.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was seen bowling with his left hand during the team’s practice session.
Ashwin could also be seen trying to emulate former Sri Lankan all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya.
In the video that appeared on social media, Ashwin switches to bowling left-handed.
WATCH:
Interesting!! @ashwinravi99 emulating Sanath Jayasuriya's bowling action in Indore with the pink ball #pinkballTest #Cricket #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/dUXAJVebyh
— Rohit Juglan रोहित जुगलान (@rohitjuglan) November 17, 2019
Ashwin's brilliant performance in the first Test helped him pick five wickets while the Indian pace-bowling trio of Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma shared 14 wickets amongst themselves.
“Obviously, it’s a challenge to play with the pink ball. The ball has a lot more lacquer. I haven’t even bowled a single ball with the pink ball. Obviously I just saw it. Sometimes I don’t understand if its orange or pink, still coming to terms with that,” Ashwin had said on Thursday after the first day’s play against Bangladesh.
The second Test will begin from November 22 and the day’s play would start at 1 pm and stretch till 8 pm in the evening.