Gundappa Viswanath on India vs Bangladesh: Cope... don't complain
Updated On: 24 November, 2019 05:13 AM IST | Kolkata | Debasish Datta
Ex-India captain Gundappa Viswanath urges cricketers not to have any preconceived notions about the pink ball in D/N Test and how difficult it is to handle its movement.

Gundappa Viswanath (in blue) waves to the Eden Gardens crowd with fellow ex-India captains Dilip Vengsarkar to his right and Mohammed Azharuddin in front at the Eden Gardens on Friday. Pic/ PTI
Kolkata: Gundappa Viswanath was delighted to be back at the Eden Gardens, where he led India for the first time—in the sixth and final Test against Pakistan— during the 1979-80 season.
Viswanath, 70, told mid-day that he was amused to read several views on the pink ball and how it would make batting more difficult.
"Look, at the end of the day, it is a ball. You had a different ball when one-day cricket progressed as well and players coped with the white ball. It's all about adjusting and if you cannot cope with that adjustment, it means you are not a good international cricketer," said Viswanath as the Bangladeshi batsmen failed for yet another time in the Test match.

