A brainchild of former India captain Sourav Ganguly, the four-day final will be a historic affair as it will provide a glimpse of what can be expected of a pink kookaburra under lights in sub-continental conditions.
If the experiment is successful, Ganguly's association will stand a good chance of holding first ever Pink Ball Test in India that BCCI is planning to hold.
Not to forget Wriddhiman, who will face the challenge of keeping wickets as well as batting against pink kookaburra under possibly under floodlights.
Before the Duleep Trophy is played under lights, the top Indian players will certainly refer to the feedback from two of their teammates, who can provide them with information.
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One interesting fact is that Wriddhiman is no stranger to pink kookaburra balls as he had the experience of playing in an Emerging Series in Australia seven years back.
Shami for one, is excited about the new challenge and is keen to adapt quickly.
"The only change is the colour (of the ball). Obviously, it will be a new challenge but as the experts are saying it's the future and we have to adapt quickly," Shami said.
Shami also said that he will get a proper idea once he analyses whats the initial behaviour of the track.
"Have to see how the pitch behaves initially. The ball will swing under lights and will make sure it's not heavily in favour of the batsmen. It will be an even contest between the bat and ball," he told reporters.
The BCCI technical committee headed by Ganguly has already recommended the zonal Duleep Trophy to be Day/Night this season.
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Ganguly and his team will pray that the heavens don't open up with monsoon date also clashing with the much-awaited club league final.
Showering praise on Ganguly, Mohun Bagan coach Palash Nandy said, "This match will go into history book. We could not have asked for more. All this could take place only because of Ganguly and his great ideas. We thank CAB for such a novel initiative."
Mohun Bagan may be boasting of star studded duo in Shami and Wriddhiman but the coach said they were not taking it easy against Bhowanipore Club, the reigning first division league champions.
Mohun Bagan lost to East Bengal to make a quarterfinal exit in the CAB First Division two-day league but managed to win the two titles this season -- JC Mukherjee Twenty20 and CAB Knock-out one-day tournament.
Chatterjee will hold the key as it will remain to be seen how the ball behaves for the spinners, a key to success in subcontinent conditions.
Bhowanipore coach Abdul Monayem is confident of putting up a fight against the heavyweights Mohun Bagan.
"Our main strength is bowling and pink ball will certainly give an edge to our pacers," he said about their three seamers -- Ayan Bhattacharya, Ravikant Singh and leftarm youngster Geet Puri.
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