Kamal Hossein Sabuj Picture by Sanat Kumar Sinha

Mrinal Deyati and Ayush Picture by Sanat Kumar Sinha

Saket Suman (right) Picture by Sanat Kumar Sinha

Sumit Pant and Divyangi Picture by Sanat Kumar Sinha

Four students from DPS Ruby Park Picture by Sanat Kumar Sinha

The family from Salt Lake Picture by Sanat Kumar Sinha

Lunch after cricket

Four students from DPS Ruby Park — Manann Sanghvi, Kavya Jain, Suhani Desai and Vineet Sanghvi — were at a loss how to spend the day as the match ended so early. They decided to have lunch together.

“We are trying to figure out what to do now,” said Vineet Sanghvi, a student of Class XI, while the group stood outside Gate 3.

The four have been to Eden before to watch IPL matches. “This is our first brush with Test. We wanted the match to go on for some more time,” said Suhani Desai.

From Eden to Taj

A family of seven from Salt Lake went to Taj Bengal from the stadium in the evening, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Indian players.

Anurag Chowdhari, Anne Chowdhari, Rohit Jhunjhunwala, Ivyan Chowdhari, Veer Chowdhari, Sparsh Jhunjhunwala and Nishika Jhunjhunwala entered Eden around 12.45pm.

“We could manage a break only on Sunday. As the match ended early, we spent some time at the stadium,” said Anurag.

For Ivyan, Veer, Sparsh and Nishika — all school students — this was their first visit to Eden. “We went to the hotel in the evening but could not see any cricketer,” said Anurag.

From Eden to tuition class

A first-year student of a college in Howrah had thought he would bunk his coaching class on Sunday afternoon to catch the Test. But he did not have to because of the early end. “Now that the game is over, there is no point skipping the class. I called my friends from the ground and convinced them to attend the class,” said Saket Suman.

Too late for early finish

Mrinal Deyati and son Ayush had come from Amta in Howrah to witness India’s victory from the stands. But the wish remained unfulfilled as the Bangladesh innings ended even before they could enter the ground.

Mrinal was seen consoling Ayush, a

student of Class IV. “We entered the ground to see the prize distribution ceremony. I wanted him (Ayush) to experience the carnivalesque atmosphere first-hand,” said Mrinal.

Why were they late? “I had to complete my studies,” said Ayush.

After the match, the father and the son went to watch Pagalpanti, a Hindi movie.

Father-daughter duo

Sumit Pant and daughter Divyangi were at Eden on all three days of the Test. “The match ended even before we could settle down at the stadium,” said Sumit.

The two had a back-up plan. “We knew the match would end early. Bangladesh had lost six wickets by Saturday. So we went for lunch,” said Sumit.

Rebooking flight ticket

Kamal Hossein Sabuj, a businessman from Barishal in Bangladesh, was about to enter Eden through Gate 4 at 1.48pm when the last wicket of Bangladesh fell.

Sabuj, who is staying at a friend’s home in Barasat, had booked his return flight ticket on Tuesday. “But now there is no need to stay here anymore. So, I have rebooked my flight ticket on Monday,” he said.

The businessman was keen on witnessing the fighting spirit of Mushfiqur Rahim, who had stood up to the Indian pace battery and remained unbeaten on 59 when the play ended on Day 2.

“I had expected the match to continue for some time because of the way Mushfiqur was batting. But it did not even last an hour,” said Sabuj.

He still entered the stadium. “I cannot miss the chance of seeing the iconic stadium up close. I am upset by the scale of our team’s defeat but I liked the ambience,” said Sabuj.