.Ground staff made use of electricity fans in a despairing bid to dry the pitch in the Test between Afghanistan as well as New Zealand Tuesday, however play was called off for a second direct day along with one authorities calling it "a big mess". The one-off Test, the very first between both sides, at Afghanistan's adopted home near India's funding New Delhi was meant to start on Monday however the toss is however to happen because of rain as well as the poor health condition of the Greater Noida ground.On Tuesday, groundsmen dragged on tarps to deal with regions of the pitch in anticipation of even more rainfall, while others waved electric enthusiasts over a few of the most awful damp patches.Watch Australia v England T20s as well as ODIs Live & unique on FOX SPORTS, offered on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free trial today > Ground workers collected a moist outfield region in the mid-wicket location, replenishing it with completely dry soil and putting innovative turf.Umpires carried out repeated examinations as well as finally cancelled play in mid-afternoon. The location, holding its own very first Test, has merely essential drainage and also has actually been criticised for its own centers along with The Times of India paper calling it "unfit". Regardless of sunshine on Monday as well as Tuesday the outfield remained saturated after times of gale rainfall in the run-up to the match.On Monday, the New Zealand players tossed rugby balls around as they waited for a decision on play, yet the teams stayed in their lodgings on Tuesday morning.New Zealand, that were unable to finish an instruction session ahead of the Test due to the rainfall, later on set up internet on the ground as batsmen and also bowlers looked at their drills.Afghanistan has held several Twenty20 as well as one-day internationals at Greater Noida due to the fact that 2017. Suit Umpire Javagal Srinath (2L) together with New Zealand's captain Tim Southee (3L) check the pitch before the beginning of the one-off Examination cricket match between Afghanistan and New Zealand at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Athletics Complex in Greater Noida on September 10, 2024. The one-off Test between Afghanistan and also New Zealand near New Delhi was put off once again on September 10, with the shake still as yet to take place, after overnight storm. (Picture through Loan SHARMA/ AFP) Source: AFPThe Panel of Command for Cricket in India (BCCI) has offered Afghanistan locations to qualify as well as bunch suits outside their troubled country, including in the northern Indian urban areas of Lucknow and Dehradun.Lucknow and also Dehradun were preferred alternatives for this Test by Afghanistan, but those grounds were actually active along with neighborhood leagues.The press container at Greater Noida was originally an open-sided tent without net or even power, however was actually changed after complaints.Afghanistan Cricket Panel (ACB) representatives have actually bewared about objection, worrying it can spoil relations along with the BCCI, yet stated they were actually let down." This is a massive mess. Our company are never coming back here," an ACB official was actually quoted as saying by Indian media.It is simply Afghanistan's 10th five-day suit considering that they were actually given Examination status in 2017. There has been no social reaction coming from Tim Southee's New Zealand edge, who are going to next travel to Sri Lanka for 2 Examinations prior to returning for 3 even more versus India.