Holding one pink-ball Test in every series is important: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly

Former Team India skipper and current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly has expressed his eagerness to host at least one day-night Test in a series to get people back inside the stadiums.

The 48-year-old, who is widely known as the 'Prince of Kolkata', was the main catalyst behind last year's India-Bangladesh pink-ball Test to showcase how that particular match managed to grab the attention of spectators at the Eden Gardens.

"I think day-night Test, one match in a series is important because cricket needs everyone back. We played the pink-ball Test in Kolkata and I do not think it was a normal India Bangladesh Test match," Ganguly told opening batsman Mayank Agarwal in a chat posted on the official website of BCCI.

"I hope the match would have gone on for five days, in just three days we managed to get 3,50,000 people into the ground," he added.

Since taking over the charge as the BCCI head, Ganguly has been vocal in bringing new innovation into the sport and he was exceptional in making India play its first-ever day-night Test.

Back in 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had revealed that they are looking to make some changes in the longest format of the game, also pitching in the idea of four-day Test matches.

However, Ganguly opted against the move and had said that he is not a fan of this particular idea.

"I think innovation in every aspect of life is important. I am not a big fan of four-day Tests because I think a lot of matches would not finish then."

"You have five days, you approach it differently. I do not think there is any need to tinker with the Test format. For me, Test cricket is the best and toughest format," Ganguly had said.