Preparations have started to make this match fantastic. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will traditionally announce the match by ringing the bell at Eden gardens. At the same time, the army paratroopers will hand over the pink ball to both the captains.

The Army paratroopers will hand over the pink ball to the captains of both teams immediately before the toss in the historic Test night at Eden Gardens. Bengal Cricket Association secretary Avishek Dalmia has said that the paratroopers will come with two pink balls on top of the wicket. We have discussed this plan with Army (Eastern Command). "Army will play the national anthem of both the countries before the match starts. After this, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will ring the bells of Eden.\

The Indian team has only two days to practice with the pink ball before the Kolkata Test. In view of this, the BCCI has undergone additional practice sessions under the guidance of National Cricket Academy (NCA) head coach Rahul Dravid for its Test specialists Ajinkya Rahane, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara and Mohammed Shami at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore amid the rosy light from the pink ball. These players were not included in the Indian team played in the T20 series against Bangladesh, so they were given a chance to practice with the pink ball in Bangalore.