ind vs nz 1st test bengaluru weather report yellow alert ma chinaswami stadium

Due to continuous heavy rain in Bengaluru, India’s training session had to be canceled a day before the first Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The session, originally scheduled for 9.30 am, was first adjourned for an hour. Then it was canceled altogether with no signs of the rain stopping.

Like the Test match against Bangladesh in Kanpur, the Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru may also be affected. In India’s last Test in Kanpur, not a single ball could be played for 2 days. However, rain is predicted in Bengaluru for the remaining days of the week as well. There is a 70 percent to 90 percent chance of rain on the first and second days of the Test, and a yellow alert has also been issued for many places in Karnataka, including Bengaluru.

Cricinfo It has been raining heavily in Bengaluru for the last one week. It also rained on Monday, two days before the game, but both teams were able to complete their training sessions. India head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma also got time to have a good look at the pitch, which was followed by a long discussion with the pitch curator. It continued to rain in Bengaluru on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Covers have not been removed in Chinnaswamy.