for the second straight day play was called off in the Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand in Greater Noida which is on the outskirts of the national capital the toss is yet to take place and the condition of the Outfield raises serious question marks over why an international match was sanctioned at the venue in the first place overnight rainfall left several damp patches and a wet out field that did not allow any action even though there was uh Sunshine earlier in the day the Outfield remains wet electric fans were used in an attempt to dry a few patches in fact blocks of grass were dug out from the Nets and planted on the Outfield and despite these efforts at 300 p.m. local time play was officially called off now remember this is a designated home test for Afghanistan the country has been deemed unsafe by touring teams and the Afghans therefore are forced to play their quote unquote home matches abroad the stadium in question has not hosted even a BCCI Affiliated match since 2016 and has been banned by the Indian cricket board since 2017 Afghanistan have played at this venue before however this time the poor drainage facilities at the stadium have really been exposed the BCCI has played a major role in Afghanistan's rise in world cricket offering Afghanistan venues to train and host matches and the Afghanistan Cricket Board has acknowledged the bcci's contribution that in the past however this time the ACB is not clear is clearly not happy with the facilities and ACB official in fact said and I'm quoting we had spoken with the concerned people well in advance and were assured by the stadium guys that everything will be in order this is a huge mess we are never never coming back here the players are also unhappy with the facilities here while the match is not part of the world test Championship cycle it is still an ICC Affiliated contest meaning that it will affect the player and the team rankings to stay up to speed with the latest news download the weon app And subscribe to our YouTube channel