New Delhi: Ahead of India's second cricket Test against New Zealand, the much-awaited bell was finally installed at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
For quite some time, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly wanted to introduce the ritual which takes before a Test match at the hallowed Lord's.
Taking to social micro-blogging site Twitter, the authorities of cricket's Mecca trolled Dada for imitating the bell at Lord's.
Great to hear Eden Gardens now has a for famous former players to ring before play in Tests. Imitation is the highest form of flattery pic.twitter.com/qIdbAhWcfm
— Lord's Ground (@HomeOfCricket) September 28, 2016
India's first World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev will ring the bell, resembling the one at Lord's cricket ground in London, on the first day of the match.
The silver-coated bell was from Chandigarh and installed just above the sight screen at the BC Roy club house-end.
The second India-New Zealand Test is scheduled to start on September 30.
(With PTI inputs)
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