Paralympics athletes met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and were felicitated at an event later in the day while Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya shared pictures and videos of him training with the red ball. Maybe a sign of things to come? Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 13.
Only for the eighth time in 147 years of Test cricket that not a single ball was bowled on all five days in a game as the Afghanistan-New Zealand one-off clash was abandoned in Greater Noida. Persistent rain in the last three days and poor drainage facilities meant that no play was possible at all.
The second round of Duleep Trophy is set to kick off in Ananthapur with India A taking on India D and India B taking on India C while Australia beat England in the first T20I of the three-match series with Travis Head smashing a 23-ball 59. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 12.
The Afghanistan vs New Zealand one-off Test at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground has not been started in the first three days due to rain and the wet outfield. This is the first Test match between these two teams but even the toss has not taken place till now.
Greater Noida Complex sports ground has come under the scanner after the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand didn't get underway on successive days despite no rain. A spell of shower on preceding evenings has proved to be enough to play spoilsport so far.
The one-off Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand was scheduled to commence on September 9 at Greater Noida. But there is no play possible still despite only one spell of rain since Monday morning and the poor facilities here have raised a lot of eyebrows.
The first two days of the much-anticipated Afghanistan vs New Zealand turned out to be a no-show despite there being no rain on on Monday and Tuesday. The poor facilities in Greater Noida have hogged the limelight now and all eyes will be on Day 3 now.
The first day of the much-anticipated Afghanistan vs New Zealand turned out to be a damp squib as no play was possible due to a wet outfield. It didn't rain on Monday at all, however, there were a few patches that remained a concern and there is a hope for a full day's play on Tuesday.
Afghanistan are heading into this Test match against New Zealand without their star players like Rahamnullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Noor Ahmad who have made a name for themselves with match-winning performances in white-ball cricket.
Afghanistan will be playing their 10th Test match and first-ever against New Zealand in Greater Noida, starting September 9. For New Zealand, this will be the start of a big Test season in Asia with two games in Sri Lanka after this and three matches against India in India.
New Zealand have announced their Test squad for a one-off game against Afghanistan followed by a two-match series against Sri Lanka in the sub-continent, which will be followed by the India series. Tim Southee will lead the New Zealand side with Michael Bracewell set to return to the fold.
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