Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has decided to refund the money for tickets bought by fans of the Indian team for the last two days after the Pink ball Test ended inside three days as India crushed Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs to sweep the series 2-0.
This is one of the rare occasions when a cricket association is refunding money for the tickets bought by fans as the match was finished two days early. The practice is usually followed by state boards across the world when matches get called off or abandoned due to rain or any other circumstance.
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The first-ever Day-night Test in India witnessed packed stands on all three days of and even the fourth-day tickets were sold out, but sadly the match lasted only till the first hour of Day 3 as India outclassed Bangladesh in all three departments. Notably, this was the shortest Test ever (in terms of the number of balls bowled) to be played in India, beating Afghanistan’s maiden Test vs the hosts in 2018 that lasted 1028 balls.
Even though the Afghanistan Test had ended within 2 days, a number of stoppages resulting from players getting injured in the Kolkata game meant that the match went on for longer despite a lesser number of overs (161.2 vs BAN and 171.2 vs AFG) being bowled.
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The CAB and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly were hailed by the cricketing fraternity and fans for turning the match into a historic occasion.
Another full house at Eden @bcci pic.twitter.com/1pVBPyykTt
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) November 23, 2019
CAB left no stone unturned in organizing India’s maiden day-night Test and this latest decision is sure to leave a big smile on the faces of the fans even after the match ended on Day 3 with Bangladesh getting bundled out for 195 in their second innings on Sunday.
Welcome to pink test ..@JayShah @bcci pic.twitter.com/lk9h9AX7Ox
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) November 21, 2019
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, legendary India cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh were part of the star-studded guest list on Day 1 of India’s 1st ever Pink ball Test.
Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, @MamataOfficial, Honourable Chief Minister, West Bengal and #TeamIndia great @sachin_rt greet #TeamIndia ahead of the #PinkballTest pic.twitter.com/ldyrKjbxrE
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 22, 2019
Even after the cricketing action ended, more than 50k fans stayed back to catch a glimpse of the star-studded felicitation ceremony spearheaded by local hero and BCCI boss Sourav Ganguly.
