BCCI under Scanner..!? Called off due to wet outfield..!?
The Test match between afghanistan and new zealand teams was to be held at the noida stadium in India. The first day of the Test match was canceled due to standing rain on the pitch. With not even a single drop of rain falling today on the first day, it has become a big joke that the tournament could not be held. In this situation, there has been criticism of the bcci and the stadium management. afghanistan does not have a single international cricket ground. Hence, the afghanistan team is using uae and india as their home ground. The bcci has been helping and allowing afghanistan to host matches in india from time to time. The main reason for the current criticism is that such assistance should be appropriate. The afghanistan team, which planned to play the Test match against the new zealand team, sought help from the BCCI. bcci also gave permission to host the tournament in India.
BCCI chose the noida ground for that. It has been raining for the past 10 days in the area where this match was to be held. As a result, the afghanistan and new zealand teams were unable to practice. In this situation, the first day of the competition was to be held today. Since it had not rained since this morning, there was definitely an expectation of a match. However, due to the rains in the past few days, the outfield areas of the stadium had accumulated a large amount of rainwater. There was a lot of rainwater in the areas where the bowlers ran and bowled. The stadium staff suffered because the rainwater drainage facility in the stadium was not good enough to remove them quickly. The umpires tried till 4 pm to bowl at least a few overs in the first day's play. But the ground staff could not drain the water. After this, the first day's play was abandoned. Will the second day's play go as planned? The question has arisen. All tickets for this match are sold out. Not a single Test match has been played at the noida stadium. Journalists have pointed out that not only there was no rainwater drainage facility, but there was also a lack of toilet facilities and other basic facilities. afghanistan may be given the best-equipped stadium in India. That would be a great help to the team. india is now left with the infamy of not even being able to conduct a single Test match properly because it made some sort of arrangement for the sake of helping out.