‘A Huge Mess, Never Coming Back’: Afghanistan Team Slams Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Greater Noida Stadium’s Woeful Conditions

AFG vs NZ: Deplorable conditions at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, below average drain, a sodden outfield and woeful centers played spoilsport as the opening day of the historical one-off Test in between Afghanistan and New Zealand was cancelled on Monday without a ball being bowled. Rain had actually impacted the accumulation to the Test, the very first in between the 2 countries, with New Zealand not having the ability to finish a single session correctly. Apart from over night shower, rain did not impact the location throughout Monday. The lack of modern-day centers left the unskilled ground personnel having a hard time to prepare the field as the sack of saw dust saw more action than the gamers on the opening day. The umpires performed as lots of as 6 examinations throughout the day. Numerous New Zealand gamers too came out to evaluate the field, consisting of skipper Tim Southee, all-rounders Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra likewise ventured onto the pitch to assess the conditions. The mid-on and mid wicket location appeared cause of issue while there were likewise a number of spots inside the 30-yard circle. At one point with the sun shinning good and brilliant, it appeared like the match might get underway however the hopes of that were rushed when Kane Williamson tread wearily towards the pitch around 2pm IST. Even Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott looked not impressed as the groundsmen had a hard time. The Super soppers inexplicably entered action just after 1pm. The day’s play was ultimately aborted at 4pm. The toss has actually been arranged for 9am tomorrow and the staying 4 days will have 98 overs each beginning at 9.30 am, rather of 10am. Ahead of the Test, the ground personnel had actually turned to utilizing table fans to dry the ground for Afghanistan’s training sessions. The lack of modern-day centers extended beyond the field itself, affecting operations off the pitch. The place did not have a correct media stand and a
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