Kolkata Test: Kapil Dev delighted to ring the bell at Eden Gardens

Kapil Dev is delighted and honoured to be the first cricket great to ring the bell which will signal the start of today’s India vs New Zealand Test at the Eden Gardens

A Lord’s-like bell installed at Eden Gardens. Pic/PTI

Kolkata: Kapil Dev is delighted and honoured to be the first cricket great to ring the bell which will signal the start of today’s India vs New Zealand Test at the Eden Gardens.

Speaking from New Delhi yesterday morning, Kapil said that he was happy to note that the installing of the Lord’s Cricket Ground-like bell was a result of Indian cricket officials travelling and noticing different grounds around the world.

He was also happy when told that now cricketers will have a clock to view from the iconic ground, something that was missing at the Eden Gardens until last year.

“Every ground must have a big clock for the players to see. It reminds me of the clock tower at Lord’s. I hit the ball towards it in the 1980s, but then in later years I couldn’t spot it,” said Kapil.

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