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Senior India player Ajinkya Rahane on Saturday said that batting under lights in the ongoing Day-Night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata was a challenging task as the pink ball swings late under such conditions.
Rahane, who scored 51 in India's first innings total of 347 for 9 declared, said a batsman will have deploy different strategy in the final session.
"In the first session, the ball comes on nicely with no lateral movement. Later with the dew coming in, the strategy should be different. You need to play positive cricket in the first session and capitalize on that," Rahane said after the second day's play.
Rahane also said that by watching the Indian fast bowlers Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami from the gully could make out how hard they were working.
Asked about the catch he dropped to deny R Ashwin the wicket of Mehidy Hasan Miraz, he said, "You still have to be positive, you have to look for that catch. The attitude matters a lot after dropping a catch.
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