WTC Final, India vs New Zealand: Rain, bad weather forces officials to call off Day 1 in Southampton

Rain and bad weather wiped the entire first day's play at the ICC World Test Championship Final between India and New Zealand in Southampton. Even the toss couldn't take place on Friday due to the continuous downpour at the Rose Bowl.

The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final between India and New Zealand got off to a disappointing start as persistent rain and bad weather forced the umpires to call off Day 1 of the title clash in Southampton on Friday. Arranging the most awaited and biggest #WTCFinalIndeed this will be your biggest failure !It's bizzare to even think that nothing was learned from world cup games. How lil weightage was given to the "game" !Why was venue chosen ?Frustrated & disappointed Indian Three months ago situation was different when they decided should have changed the venue also last month. ICC should consider this design for England cricket stadiums pic.twitter.com/NoMwVBCRY5 Shame on ICC This is forecast for 5 days pic.twitter.com/pQkqTeOF53 Fans to ICC : Why did you choose Southampton, despite knowing it might rain ?Le ICC: #WTCFinal2021 pic.twitter.com/2LxGTJxetl The match officials and the International Cricket Council informed about the delayed start after the toss was pushed back due to rain, which continued to play spoilsport throughout the day and ultimately wiped out the entire day's play. "UPDATE - Unfortunately, play on Day 1 has been called off due to rains. 10.30 AM local time start tomorrow," the Board of Control for Cricket in India informed through a tweet after the game was called off.