Bangladesh's focus shifts to pink ball Test
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||CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh team shifts their focus on pink ball cricket as they start preparing for the day and night Test scheduled at Eden after their humiliating defeat at Indore inside three days.
Despite it was an optional practice, all the members of the touring side returned back to training at Holkar Stadium on Sunday that marked their first full-fledged session with the pink ball as they are not used to play with the pink ball.
The only thing that can give them some inspiration is that their opponent India is not used to play with pink ball as well considering it would be the first day and night Test match for the men in blue.
As the host plunge into the relatively unknown territory (to them) of Test cricket under lights now Tigers are putting all their focus on dealing with and mastering the pink ball.
The unfamiliarity with the pink SG ball gives rise to another grey area - about what could happen with the onset of dew under lights.
Playing in the month of November, dew is most likely to make its presence felt, but it is still not known in what manner it will impact the pink ball.
Abu Jayed Rahi, who was the only successful bowler in the opening Test, is not looking too far ahead for the time being apart from being optimistic due to both teams are unaware of it, he is more concerned on mastering the seam position with the pink ball.
‘’Yes of course [we are hopeful] both teams are new and whoever plays better will get the desired result,’’ Jayed told reporters before going into the training session at Indore on Monday.
‘’Today we have a practice session, after bowling with it I will understand the difference,’’ he said.
‘’I will discuss it [with coach]. As it’s a new ball, we should measure its movement. We need to understand how much it will swing or not,’’ he added.
