Afghanistan-New Zealand: Second day of India Test called off after ‘huge mess’
The Peninsula
Greater Noida: Ground staff used electric fans in a desperate bid to dry the pitch in the Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand yesterday, but play...
Greater Noida: Ground staff used electric fans in a desperate bid to dry the pitch in the Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand yesterday, but play was called off for a second straight day with one official calling it “a huge mess”.
The one-off Test at Afghanistan’s adopted home near India’s capital New Delhi was supposed to start on Monday, but the toss is yet to take place because of rain and the poor condition of the Greater Noida ground.
Yesterday, groundsmen covered areas of the pitch in anticipation of more rain, while others waved electric fans over the worst wet patches.
Ground staff dug up one wet outfield area in the midwicket region, refilling it with dry soil and laying fresh turf.
Umpires carried out repeated inspections and finally called off play in the mid-afternoon.
