Shame on Board: Indian cricket fans disappointed as India vs Australia 2nd T20I delayed due to wet outfield - Check Posts

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The second T20 International between India and Australia in the 2022 Series here on Friday is sure to be a truncated affair with reduced overs as the umpires decided to have another inspection of the ground at 8 pm. The two umpires, K.N Ananthapadmanabhan and Nitin Menon along with fourth umpire Anil Chaudhary inspected the ground at 7 pm but were not happy with the ground conditions. They decided to have a second inspection at 8 pm and take a call about the start of the match. If they decide to start the match after 8.30, the match could be reduced to 15 overs per side. Meanwhile, BCCI was criticised on social media for poor infrastructure. There was no rain on Friday, yet the Vidarbha Cricket Association failed to get the ground ready ahead of the match.

Here's how Indian cricket fans reacted to the match being delayed due to the wet outfield -

@BCCI richest board in the world. Why not complete covers on field.#INDvsAUST20I #AUSvIND #IndianCricketTeam pic.twitter.com/CPJzDKry3x

— Imran Zafar (@Gondal_hon) September 23, 2022

WTF!!!!! Richest cricket board in the world @BCCI @SGanguly99 #INDvsAUS
Em chestunnarra meeru vache income antha . ____ pic.twitter.com/GAQm8ZeHU3

— Chandu (@ch7_chandu) September 23, 2022

Richest cricket board for a Reason _@BCCI #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/zvkF1pvFAa

— ...... (@Brahman_Kuldip) September 23, 2022

BCCI officials drying the ground.#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/M1XxjMlrWm

— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) September 23, 2022

Hi-tech Technology from the richest board of cricket in the world. Keep looting BCCI #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/Oox0zeIm9O

— GS (@GokulGeeyes) September 23, 2022

BCCI decided to play 18 overs due to rain and also avoid Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 19th over.___

— Charan tokas (@CharanTokas) September 23, 2022

#BCCI #INDvsAUST20I #Nagpur pic.twitter.com/n74e9cX6EK

— Ajay Yadav (@IgniteAjay) September 23, 2022

Kya fayda etna Rich board hone ka __ 3rd class drainage system @SGanguly99 @JayShah

— Monk Girl (@TomThecaty) September 23, 2022

Richest Cricket Board BCCI #INDvsAUST20I #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/KZLUWZI52j

— Bhoopesh Sharma (@ViratKohli_FCL) September 23, 2022

The start of the match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium at Jamtha here was delayed because of a wet outfield due to heavy rains in the last couple of days. The match was officially scheduled to start at 7 pm with the toss set to be conducted at 6.30 pm. The ground staff has been working on the wet patches near the boundary line since the afternoon, running the light roller. They have been seen sprinkling sawdust on some of the patches.

Orange City has experienced some heavy spells of rain in the last few days. Though it has not rained since Thursday morning and the sun was out in short durations on Friday, the outfield has not dried completely.