Hallway Cricket, Gym Sessions: What Afghanistan, New Zealand Stars Did Amid Test Venue Fiasco

14.09.2024 - 12:40 sports.ndtv.com

The one-off Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium in Greater Noida was abandoned without a single ball being bowled over the five days.

It rained for three out of the five days of the match and the wet outfield did not allow the umpires to start the match even once.

The stadium facilities also came under a lot of criticism as they were not able to get the surface ready for play even when it did not rain for an entire day.

It rained in the last two days and the match officials had no other choice but to abandon the match completely on Friday. With no action possible on the field, Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott revealed that his players kept hitting the gym to get ready for their upcoming series against South Africa in UAE. “We tried getting a couple of gym sessions and making sure the players are really active and working hard.

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