The thousands who
thronged the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam to watch its first ever
Twenty20, and Yuvraj Singh's long-awaited comeback from cancer, had to go home
disappointed as rain had the final say. Persistent rain in the evening meant
that the toss was itself a non-starter. The match was called off without a ball
bowled nearly an hour.
There
was some consolation for the crowd, though, as Yuvraj made an appearance to
loud cheers when he was felicitated by the local association, despite the
drizzle. The rain has been a continuing trend in this tour. The Tests at
Hyderabad and Bangalore had weather interruptions, but India managed to secure
wins in both. The teams will now head to Chennai for the second and final
Twenty20 on Tuesday. From the teams' perspective, the rain couldn't have come
at a worse time, given that the World Twenty20 is only a couple of weeks away.
They will hope for better weather in Chennai, or risk going to Sri Lanka short
on T20 practice
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