kolkata indian cricket will finally embrace the pink revolution after initial reluctance when virat kohlis seemingly infallible galacticos lock horns with a deflated bangladesh in their maiden daynight test starting on fridayit took india a new bcci regime under maverick former captain sourav ganguly to take the pink ball plunge a good seven years after the international cricket council approved the format to revive interest in testsganguly convinced the bangladesh cricket board to agree to a daynight test just a few days before their team was to land in indiaso far 11 daynight tests have been played worldwide since australia set the ball rolling against their transtasmanian rivals new zealand four years ago in adelaideaustralia had proposed a daynight test at the same venue against india last year but the wary tourists didnt agree to the proposalat home too the indians were not open to the idea until ganguly stepped into the picture within a week of taking charge of the bccithe bone of contention was the sg pink ball which many still believe is difficult to sight after sunset add to it the dew factor which players believe aggravates the bowlers problemsbut ganguly found kohli on the same page and the current indian captain took just three seconds to agree to the board presidents ideaso far the buildup to the test has been smooth a sellout crowd for the first four days has been managed something that has been the primary goal of playing the traditional format under lightsamid all the hype there is also the small matter of india bracing up for a 12th successive home series victorythe challenge for the players would be when the dew comes in to play after the sun sets early and it remains to be seen how both the teams and the groundsmen cope with the pink ballthe cricket association of bengal has made all efforts to turn the match into a carnival for fans with several gimmicks so there are pinkball mascots army paratroopers to deliver the match ball and a galaxy of sports and political dignitaries including bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina are also expected at the venuethe menacing pace attack of mohammed shami ishant sharma and umesh yadav wrapped up the indore test inside three days with an innings and 130 runs victory the 10th innings win for indiathe pace attack along with the blazing form of the newfound opening duo rohit sharma and mayank agarwal has been the story of the season in indian cricketthe pacers took 14 wickets in indore and none of them look like they would need the additional movement or help from the pink ball to wreak havoc at the eden gardensalready at the top of the world test championship standings india would look to consolidate their position after another series victorywhile a handful of indian players have pinkball experience having played three domestic seasons of duleep trophy under lights the bangladeshi squad would be facing the challenge for the first