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Kolkata, Nov 22:<\/strong> Fans wearing numbered jerseys and making their way in hundreds no sooner than the gates opened at the Eden Gardens is a sight many would mistake with an ODI or T20I at the historic ground. But no, this was not any limited-overs game. This was BCCI President Sourav Gangulys dream seeing the light of the day. After days of building up and hysteria, the D-Day was here as India and Bangladesh geared up to play their maiden Day-Night Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bangladesh's Kiwi spin bowling coach Daniel Vettori had already predicted that the atmosphere would be like a limited-overs game, but Friday morning was nothing short of a spectacle as the cricket crazy fans in the city all headed to the amphitheatre to be a part of the history. Hawkers standing with India flags and jerseys, some waiting to paint the Indian tri-colour on the fans' face, it was almost Durga Puja was back in the City of Joy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

As spectators started flocking the Eden, all decked up for the historic occasion with the ball-shaped pink blimp hovering over the 67,000-capacity stadium, the feel was electric. This after all was Ganguly's vision when he had said that fans must be brought back to the stadium to rejuvenate Test cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We are here to witness history. I have seen pink ball Tests on TV. But never in front of my eyes. My favourite cricketer is Virat Kohli and I am eager to watch him bat. I left home at around 7 a.m. in the morning to avoid the rush," a fan said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The buzz, which was missing in Tests in this part of the world, took a backseat as chants of "Virat, Virat" could be heard while entering the stadium. Some supporters wore Dhoni tees as well despite the former India captain calling it a day from the longest format way back in 2014.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Eden-Gardens10.jpg", "alt_img": "Eden Gardens", "alt_title": "Eden Gardens", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Day-Night Test: All roads lead to Eden as city turns pink On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Kolkata, Nov 22:\u00a0Fans wearing numbered jerseys and making their way in hundreds no sooner than the gates opened at the Eden Gardens is a sight many would mistake with an ODI or T20I at the historic g", "seo_keywords": "India vs Bangladesh, Eden Gardens", "tag": "", "tagging": "India vs Bangladesh,Eden Gardens,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "day-night-test-all-roads-lead-to-eden-as-city-turns-pink", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2558", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2019-11-22 14:51:13", "updated": "2019-11-22 14:51:13", "img_from": "IANS", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Eden Gardens, India vs Bangladesh", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2019-11-22 14:51:13", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2019-11-22 14:51:13", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/day-night-test-all-roads-lead-to-eden-as-city-turns-pink-54537" }