Live Match
New Zealand tour of India, 2024, 1st Test, Bengaluru, Oct 16th, 2024

India

New Zealand

Day 1: Tea Break

14:10 Local Time, 08:40 GMT, 14:10 IST: The umpires continue their inspection of the square. Looks patchy and damp around the pitch while the pitch itself remains under covers.
13:56 Local Time, 08:26 GMT, 13:56 IST: Oh well, that moment of optimism was short lived.
"Covers are starting to be peeled off" adds Ganesh. Finally some positive news after a long wait.
13:40 Local Time, 08:10 GMT: "Umpires are ambling out to have a chat with a couple of ground staff in the middle. Still spitting lightly so we’ll have to wait and see what they make of it" pings Ganesh.
13:10 Local Time, 07:40 GMT: "Nothing to report, still drizzling so covers stay put," is the latest from the ground!
Latest update from Ganesh spurs some optimism and reads "Rain has come to a near standstill at the moment, crowd egging on the ground staff that have just come out to to have an initial check. Lot of dark clouds around still though"
12:10 Local Time, 06:40 GMT: Rain still on. There is water on the covers but we don't have to worry about any amount of water on the Chinnaswamy outfield because the SubAIr system can remove around 10000 litres per minute.
11:30 Local Time, 06:00 GMT, 11:30 IST: The clock has ticked to lunch time. Rain is persistent. Hopefully we will have some positive news when we return in 40 minutes time.
11:20 Local Time, 05:50 GMT, 11:20 IST: Well, not great news coming from Ganesh who says "Now it is as heavy as it has been since morning and the cloud cover above doesn't promise anything different for a while"
Aiyappa K P: Looking at the conditions, India can go with 3 seamers. Recently in Duleep Trophy played here pacers have taken more wickets.
Vishnu R: @Plv Rajshekar In Indian conditions, dropping either Ashwin or Jadeja would be a blunder. If they want an extra seamer, they can do that by dropping a batsman.
10:30 Local Time, 05:00 GMT, 10:30 IST: Here's the latest from Ganesh - "Rain has eased a bit but still drizzling and not come to a stop as yet. Covers still on but does seem slightly better than before". Promising as things can be at this stage.
Parameshwar: @Plv Rajshekar, we only have 3 seamers in the squad, so Ash and Jadeja will play for sure.
Pavan Prakash: @Plv Rajshekar This is where I think Team India misses the services of Hardik Pandya in the longer format
Plv Rajshekar: Amidst all the talk about weather, I am wondering what the India playing XI would be. Considering the situation, Rohit Sharma might be tempted to play an extra seamer. If that is the case, who will be dropped- Jadeja or Ashwin or even maybe a batter like KL? Tough call. Cant wait!!!
10:15 Local Time, 04:45 GMT, 10:15 IST: There's little to report on unfortunately other than the fact that a drizzle persists and that the game cannot start until it ceases to rain completely. Do keep your comments coming
Santhana Krishnan: @Jagdish Choudhury It can rain in Bangalore any time of the year. Summer showers in March/April, South East Monsoon (primary rain season) from June to September, North East monsoon now. It was pretty dry the first 10 days of this month to be fair.
Soumya Jyoti: "Assuming this will be a 2.5-3 day test match with moisture in the air, what should be ideal bowling combination for India? 2 seamers + 3 spinners or vice versa?" --- Reckon both teams will want at least 3 seamers in these conditions
Deepak Surana: Too much talk on the weather! It can happen anywhere in the world. No forecast can be fully accurate. Have patience guys, it will be a good match. Drainage at the Chinnaswamy is World Class.
Mujahid: "Curious to apprehend, what if Cricket is played even during rains like football? @Cricbuzz Kindly educate the repercussion" --- It would be nearly impossible. There would be immense risk of injury to the players. Bowlers won't get reasonable footholds, the batters would struggle to run between wickets and the fielders wouldn't be able to move around confidently. The ball would get soaked too making it a lot heavier and behave differently.

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