Team India head coach Rahul Dravid recently spoke about the rain possibly having its say during the IND vs SA 1st Test. Speaking in a press conference, Rahul Dravid said that the weather in South Africa changes quickly and they will take the final call on the playing XI only after looking at the conditions on the match-day.
“You cannot control the weather. We also check the forecast regularly and the weather here changes quickly, so we cannot say much about it. We need to assess the conditions and pitch. There’s still a day left for the match. We will take a call on the team combination after looking at the weather and pitch on Tuesday (December 26),” said Rahul Dravid.
As per Accuweather, there is a 96 percent chance of rain in Centurion on the opening day of the IND vs SA 1st Test. “Temperature will be super low, like 20 degrees. The temperature is now 34 and it will drop to 20. I don’t know what conditions will be like, whether we will get play on Day 1,” said Supersport Park curator Bryan Bloy.
“I can’t guarantee the forecast but if it remains under cover for the better part of the two days then that might be tricky to bat first, because its been covered for so long and hasn’t been rolled for so long, we don’t know how long we will have to get the field ready for play in current situation,” added Bloy.
