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IND Vs NZ, 1st Test: Incessant Rain Leads To Play Being Called Off In Bengaluru - In Pics

The toss for the first Test between India and New Zealand has been delayed due to incessant rain on Wednesday. The teams are also yet to arrive on the ground as the pitch at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium remained under covers as rain came down heavily. Showers th💃ro𒅌ughout the day have been predicted by the weather department, and the forecast is gloomy even for the second day of the match on Thursday.

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IND Vs NZ 1st✅ Test: D✨ay 1 match called off due to rains | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

An announcement infཧorming about the play being called off due to rains for day one of the first cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru.

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IND Vs NZ 1st Test: Rohit Sharma, center, checks the pit☂ch | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's captain Rohit Sharma, center, checks the pitch after day one play of the first cricket test match betwe𝓰en India and New Zealand was called off due to rains at the M.Chinnaswamy ꧟Stadium, in Bengaluru.

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IND Vs NZ 1st Test: Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal walk꧒ across 🃏the field | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's Viraಞt Kohli, center, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, left, walk across the field after rains del💧ayed the start of the day one of the first cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru.

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IND Vꦅs NZ 1st Test: Members of the bജroadcast crew detach Spidercam | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

Members of the broadcast crew detach Spidercam after day one play of the firs♛t cricket test match between India and New Zealand was called off due to rains at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru.

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IN𓄧D Vs NZ 1st Test: Rohit Sharma feels the surface of the pitch after d😼ay one play called off due to rains | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

India's captain Rohit Sharma feels the surface of the pitch after day one play of the first cricket test match between India and New Zealand was called off due to raꦛins at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru.

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IND Vs NZ 1st Test: Fans outside the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium during rain🔯s | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

Fans outside the🌃 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium during rains on the first day of the first test cricket match between ♓India and New Zealand, in Bengaluru.

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IND Vs NZ 1st✱ Test: Rains delayed the starꦬt of the day one | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

The pit꧂ch area is covered with plastic sheets after rains delayed the start of the day one of the first crick𓂃et test match between India and New Zealand at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru.

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IND Vs NZ 1st Test: A groundsman walks past the𓄧 pitch area covered 🅷with plastic sheets | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi

A groundsman walks past the pitch area covered with plastic sheets after rains ♊delayed the start of the day one of the first cricket test match between India and New Zealand at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru.

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IND Vs NZ 1st Test: A woman walks inside the premises of the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium as it r🐻ains | Photo: AP/Surjeet Yadav

A woman walks inside the premises of the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium as it rains on the eve of the first crౠicket test match between India and New Zealand at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru.

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IND Vs NZ 1st Test: New Zealand's captain Tom Latham runs back towards the dressing room | Photo: AP/Surjeet Yadav

New Zealand's captain Tom Latham runs back towards the dressing room as it rains during a training session on the eve of their first cricket test match against India ༒at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadiu𝄹m, in Bengaluru.

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IND Vs NZ 1st Test: New Zealand's players | Photo: AP/Shailendra Bhojak

New Zealand's players Mark Chapman and Mitchell Santner leave after a training session ahead of the first Test cricket match between India and New Zealand, at M Chinnaswamy S♑tadi𒅌um in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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