Highlights of India vs. New Zealand, First Test, Day 1 Rain in Bengaluru Causes Day Off Without Throw

New Zealand versus India Highlights: Play on the first day of the first Test match between India and New Zealand was halted by persistent rain on Wednesday.New Zealand versus India Highlights, Day 1 of the First Test: On the first day of the first Test match between India and New Zealand, play was halted by persistent rain on Wednesday. Heavy rain that had been letting up for around 30 minutes earlier forced the cancellation of the play at 2:34 PM at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Around 1:30 PM, the outfield and first layer of covers were taken off, and at 2:00 PM, the match officials emerged to examine the field. Hessians were brought out in a last-ditch effort to get some playing time, but there were sizable moist patches on either side of the field. (SCORECARD)Bengaluru Weather LIVE Updates: Due to heavy rain, the first day of the India vs. New Zealand Test match has been canceled. The BCCI has formally stated that tomorrow's match would start fifteen minutes earlier than planned.

India, headed by Rohit Sharma, will play New Zealand in the first of three Test series matches in Bengaluru starting Wednesday. The blue-clad team has won six straight Test matches, including a historic triumph in Kanpur against Bangladesh.An Indian side that is highly strong in their home country will make New Zealand nervous, as they recently suffered a crushing defeat in Sri Lanka. In the meantime, Tom Latham will spearhead the Kiwis' attack in this series since captain Kane Williamson is sidelined due to an injury.This is essentially the same Indian team that was chosen for the just finished Bangladesh Test series, with Akash Deep trailing Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah as the top pacers. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, two young batsmen, will try to maintain their incredible performances in the game's longest batting session.Virat: All eyes are on Rohit. In order to quiet the increasingly outspoken critics of their recent performance, captain Rohit Sharma and seasoned batsman Virat Kohli will be looking to score some runs in this series. In the six innings he has played this year, Kohli has failed to reach a half-century, while the Indian captain has amassed 497 runs at an average of almost 35, including two hundreds and one fifty. India team: Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Sharma (C), and Axar Patel. The New Zealand team: Captain Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Will Young, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell,