Bangladesh pacers have started practising by dipping the ball in water to adapt to the dew conditions as part for the upcoming day-night Test against India, shared spin all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz on Monday. For their maiden Pink ball Test in Kolkata, both the teams have been practising in the twilight zone and under lights at the Holkar Stadium.

“The pace bowlers will continue to bowl by dipping the ball on water in the coming days,” Mehidy Hasan told reporters. “I think we can adapt in the coming days. Maybe it will skid a little more when it is wet. Spinners can get to skid the ball. There’s also likely to be bounce and turn.”

Mehidy Hasan also had a long batting stint in one of the three nets.

“I batted against the pink ball. It was moving and goes off rapidly after pitching. It goes off the bat quite quickly too. I think it swings more, and you can cut the ball too,” he said.

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“We are still new to the pink ball. We haven’t got a lot of time with it but we are trying to cover as much as possible. There’ll be an initial struggle, but it will only get better as we go along. But it will be important to play for long, particularly after a batsman has adjusted to it,” he further added.

The spinner further said sighting the seam would be a challenge in the first-ever day-night Test.

“There’s not a lot of problem seeing it while catching and fielding too, but we have to be careful during the match. The seam can be sighted at times, but there are occasions when you can’t see it,” he said.

“It’s a totally new experience, we are not tensed at all. I think we all are excited to play the day/night Test with pink ball for the first time. That’s a matter of huge excitement. We remain normal and take the preparation that we usually take before any match,” he concluded.