Overview
- Kolkata Police and the Cricket Association of Bengal outlined layered protections at Eden Gardens, including a three-tier cordon, intensified entry checks with metal detectors, naka checkpoints, plainclothes officers, STF deployment and expanded CCTV coverage.
- Security has been strengthened at the team hotels, with protected convoys for practice and match travel and traffic restrictions planned around the stadium on match days.
- Both squads arrived in Kolkata and began training on November 11 under enhanced protection, with the first Test scheduled to start on November 14.
- After a lengthy inspection, India’s management — including Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill — held a 15‑minute discussion with curator Sujan Mukherjee regarding a dry, unwatered surface reported by PTI.
- Mukherjee said the wicket will be a sporting track with bounce early and turn as the match progresses, while CAB president Sourav Ganguly indicated the team has not asked for a rank turner.