Will the first test between India and New Zealand be abandoned? Here’s what the weather forecast says

With Team India looking forward to its next assignment, after winning a 2-0 series against Bangladesh clean, the best returning back to action in Bengaluru to face hidden how this title will be time. The weather of the city does not auger well with the heavy rains anticipated for all the 5 days of the test match which is expected to begin on 16th October. Actually, M. S. Dhoni and team had to forgo their practice session on Tuesday owing to heavy downpour in the past days. Predicts weather sites do not show any optimism for the upcoming five days as they talk of overcast skies and continuous rainfall.

The current leaders of the ICC World Test Championship series-India, are however looking at ways of extending their points. On the other hand, New Zealand will be entering this series having suffered a painful loss to Sri lanka.

Bengaluru Weather Forecast October 16 to 20:

October 16: 41% chance of rain

October 17: 40% chance of rain

October 18: 67% chance of rain

October 19: 25% chance of rain

October 20: 40% chance of rain

According to the most current weather forecasts available, as referenced by Accuweather, only on the 19th of October is there a projected rainfall probability of less than 30%. And while the drainage system of the M Chinnaswamy Stadium is quite well- equipped, India and New Zealand will have to rely on the weather gods for the series opener to have a successful result.

Considering the city’s weather pattern, it is apparent that there are high chances of the match being called off due to rain. A full 5-day even looks highly unlikely. Even achieving a result out of the contest seems tough at this moment.

Expecting the probable eleven for the first game of the series, India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir responded to the gathered journalists during a press conference on Monday and offered a peep of the plans for the team.

Elaborating on the team mix, Gambhir stated, “It (combination) depends on conditions, wicket and opposition. The best part about this dressing room is that we have so many quality players in the squad and we can choose any of them. We know they can do the work for us. That’s such a thing called Depth.”

“Tomorrow we will look at the wicket. We will have a talk and decide what is the best combination to take in Chinnaswamy Stadium,” he said.

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