Unseasonal, incessant rain, a sopping wet outfield and the benevolence of the rain gods have all colluded to indefinitely delay the start of the much awaited third test match between India and Australia at the picturesque Punjab Cricket Association Grounds in Mohali.........
Pools of water and a seemingly England like ambience greeted the commentators, both teams and match officials when they arrived at the ground this morning one and a half hours before the scheduled start of play and with more rains forecast for the remaining part of the day, the possibility of the first day's play being a complete washout does certainly loom large above the horizon.........
The loss of one whole day's play might severely dent team India's plan off pinning a seemingly disoriented and disarrayed team Australia on the mat and also put paid to it's fond hopes of a series whitewash; one also feels sorry for one Shikhar Dhawan who has long been awaiting the opportunity of donning team India's test colours........
With the meteorological department predicting more of the same weather for tomorrow, this test seems to be heading towards a dull and predictable draw, but as many a wise man learnt to his detriment, making predictions about the ultimate outcome of any cricket match might just see us eating our words.......
Pools of water and a seemingly England like ambience greeted the commentators, both teams and match officials when they arrived at the ground this morning one and a half hours before the scheduled start of play and with more rains forecast for the remaining part of the day, the possibility of the first day's play being a complete washout does certainly loom large above the horizon.........
The loss of one whole day's play might severely dent team India's plan off pinning a seemingly disoriented and disarrayed team Australia on the mat and also put paid to it's fond hopes of a series whitewash; one also feels sorry for one Shikhar Dhawan who has long been awaiting the opportunity of donning team India's test colours........
With the meteorological department predicting more of the same weather for tomorrow, this test seems to be heading towards a dull and predictable draw, but as many a wise man learnt to his detriment, making predictions about the ultimate outcome of any cricket match might just see us eating our words.......
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