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During the second Test of the two-match series between India and Bangladesh, the wet outfield at the Green Park in Kanpur caused play on day two and three to be called off following multiple inspections. Harsha Bhogle took to official X account to comment on the dire situation in the Test match due to rain and poor state of the playing field, stating that “if there is no rain, there should be play,” to which former England cricketer Michael Vaughan totally agreed.
Notably, in the ongoing Test match at the Green Park in Kanpur, Bangladesh batted just over a session and a half across three days due to rain and wet outfield after being put into bat first. They had reached 107/3 at the close of play in 35 overs, which is why it will be quite difficult for either them or India to get a result in the all-important World Test Championship (WTC) match with a place in the final at stake next year.
Harsha Bhogle's comment came after two days worth of play was called off due to wet outfield in Kanpur Test
After Harsha Bhogle sent out a post on X, “Very simple. In these times, if there is no rain, there should be play,” Michael Vaughan had a simple two-word response in the quotes, “Totally agree.” It is important to note that the bowlers and fielders tend to find it difficult to give their best on a wet outfield because of a potential of getting injured, but still, two of the most esteemed personalities of the cricket community were indirectly in unison about wanting to see players compete on a wet outfield.
Moreover, on day four of the second Test match, the weather improved considerably in Kanpur, allowing the play to begin at the Green Park. Indian bowlers were on their game on the fourth morning, bundling out Bangladesh for 233 runs in 74.4 overs in their first innings despite the unbeaten hundred from Mominul Haque before getting off to an absolute flyer with captain Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal opening the innings.
As of this writing, India have reached 162/4 total in 20 overs with Virat Kohli and KL Rahul at the crease, looking to continue the acceleration.
