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    "excerpt": "Kolkata, Nov 24: Former India captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly feels sighting the pink ball is easier than its traditional red avatar. Visibility of the heavily-lacquered ball especially duri",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Kolkata, Nov 24: <\/strong>Former India captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly feels sighting the pink ball is easier than its traditional red avatar. Visibility of the heavily-lacquered ball especially during the twilight period has been a talking point ahead of the country&#39;s first Day-Night Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli, who slammed his 27th Test ton on Day 2 and was dismissed for 136, batted throughout the &quot;twilight zone&quot; on the first day without facing any difficulty although against a weak Bangladesh bowling attack.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Asked how the Indian captain aced the pink ball challenge, Ganguly said: &quot;He is a run machine.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the visibility, he said: &quot;It&#39;s actually easier than the red ball.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ganguly thanked Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her presence on Friday, and promised to be present at the two T20Is between Asian all-star XI and World XI next year to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I will go. I know you have gala plans for the event,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ganguly, who was the man behind India agreeing to play a pink ball test after initial resistance, said the success of the first day lay in the fact that 60,000 spectators watched the action.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;So many watched the match that is most important. I was not under any tension but I was busy.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bangladesh were shot out for 106 in their first innings in a sorry display of batting. Ganguly said they don&#39;t have key players. Bangladesh are without regular captain Shakib Al Hasan and experienced opener Tamim Iqbal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;They don&#39;t have 4-5 main players,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ganguly remained non-committal on whether India will play a pink ball Test in Australia next year.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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