Former captain Kapil Dev will do the honours of ringing the lord's-like Eden Gardens bell for the first time to signal the start of the second cricket Test between India and New Zealand here on Friday.
Confirming this Cricket Association of Bengal joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya said, "This was (president) Sourav Ganguly's idea and Kapil has agreed to ring the bell on the morning of the Test."
The ringing of the five-minute bell at lord's by an international cricketer, administrator or a well-known enthusiast of the sport is a recent tradition introduced in 2007.
The Sourav Ganguly-led CAB has followed suit and decided to have their own before the upcoming Test.
The silver-coated giant bell will be hung near the Eden clock and will be installed in the next couple of days, Avishek said.
The bell will be rung by different personalities every morning during the five days to signal the start of play.