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Not a single ball has been bowled so far in the only Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand. The players are still sitting in the hotel room. One reason for all this is rain. The first day of the Test match, which started on September 9, was washed out due to rain and there is still suspense over how much play will be possible on the second day. However, the scene on the field the next day was surprising. The strategy adopted by the ground staff to keep the field dry from rain was a little different. For this, they dug up the wet parts of the midfield area and in its place brought dry parts from the net practice area and placed them there.
The ground worker dug up the ground to dry up the wet area
The ground staff has already tried several methods to dry the wet parts of the ground. But, this is rarely seen in Greater Noida. Apart from digging the ground, the ground staff was also seen using fans to dry the wet areas.
The first day of the test match was washed out by rain
In Greater Noida too, the entire first day's game was lost to rain. Actually, the Greater Noida stadium became wet at many places due to rain. According to the information received, the umpires inspected the ground a total of 6 times on the first day. The players also kept coming and inspecting it from time to time. But, the condition of the ground never looked such that a match could be played.
What will happen the next day?
The situation is not much different on the second day of the Test match. At 3 pm, the umpires will inspect the ground once again, only after that it will be decided whether the game will start or not. And, if it does, when will it start? Since 2016, no matches organised under BCCI have been held at the Greater Noida Stadium. In 2017, the BCCI also banned this ground because a case of match fixing came to light during corporate matches here.
