Eden Gardens to host historic first day-night Test in India?

Kolkata The iconic Eden Gardens has emerged as the frontrunner to host the first ever DayNight Test match in the country against the visiting New Zealand side even though CAB president Sourav Ganguly said it will depend on their upcoming pink ball experiment from June 18A senior Cricket Association of Bengal CAB official though confirmed on Thursday that the venerable ground will play host to the first ever daynight Test in the countryEden GardensNothing is confirmed yet Nothing has been confirmed yet Hosting a day night Test will depend on the success of the Duleep Trophy We are also organising the countrys first day night fourday CAB Super League final with pink Kookaburra balls from June 1821 on an experimental basis We will seehow it goes Ganguly told PTI keeping cards close to his chestAn influential BCCI official though told PTI that if the DayNight Test match is held against New Zealand it will come to Eden Gardens in all likelihoodThe decision will be taken during the BCCI working committee meeting on June 24th We are hopeful that Eden will be allotted the match Also we will get a feedback from CAB on their DN experiment the source saidWe had written to the BCCI and they have accepted our request Eden Gardens will host the daynight Test against New Zealand This is fantastic news the top CAB official told IANSEdens chances are bright since the other two Test venues for the New Zealand leg are Indore and KanpurKanpurs floodlights have been a problem while Indore for a match of this magnitude may not be the best venueThe CAB has procured a dozen pink kookaburra balls for the super league final next week which will be telecast liveCAB secretary Avishek Dalmiya said We will keep more grass for visibility Kookabura world and subcontinent head are expected for the match We dont want to make a fool of ourselves It depends on how the BCCI takes it how successful it is Thats the way forward We are trying something for first time The legacy will be with us We will give two balls each to the finalists who will practice two days ahead of the final Dalmiya saidDalmiya junior thanked the Board for allotting a Test and an ODI match to Eden GardensWe are very thankful to the BCCI for allotting us a Test match as well as an ODI It is extremely good news for the cricket loving people of Kolkata as they would get to witness some quality cricket Dalmiya saidAlso since the IPL play off and eliminator could not be hosted here due to logistical reasons we had requested BCCI for both a Test Match as well as an ODI He further said they were trying to adequately prepare for hosting the countrys first ever daynight Test matchWe at CAB are committed to try our level best to provide best of facilities and meaningful games for the spectators to witnessYou are aware that we have decided to hold a local game and introduce pink ball cricket for the first time in India The idea to host such a game is to ensure that we are adequately prepared to host a day and night Test matchI can assure the fans on behalf of The Cricket Association of Bengal that no stone would be left unturned to make the events successful and enrich the history of the iconic Eden Gardens a stadium which is a pride of the country