The newly elected Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly received the visiting dignitary at the Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport.
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina arrived in Kolkata to attend the first-ever day-night Test between India and Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens on Friday.
The newly elected Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly received the visiting dignitary at the Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport.
After the scheduled welcome ceremony at the airport, the prime minister visited the Hotel Taj Bengal where she will be residing during her short visit.
Later on, the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee and PM Hasina visited the Eden Gardens Stadium and rang the ceremonial bell at about 12:30 p.m.
When the day one action comes to an end in Kolkata, the premier is also set to attend a small cultural program followed by a felicitation program arranged by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) at the stadium.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, CM Mamata Banerjee and the BAN PM Sheikh Hasina were all present on the field at the time of the time when the national anthems of both sides were sung.
Hasina also got introduced to all the players taking part in today's grand event by both the skippers in presence of Ganguly.
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first in this historic day-night Test against India.
Playing 11:
India (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Umesh Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma.
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Shadman Islam, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque(c), Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Liton Das(w), Nayeem Hasan, Abu Jayed, Al-Amin Hossain, Ebadat Hossain.
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