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As we wait for all the covers to be removed, the inspection done and hopefully the toss to be conducted, why not read this piece by Telford Vice about the South African experience of playing cricket in India

As we await for the pitch inspection, Purnima doesn't bring any cheers with this update. It's getting darker here. No rain so far, thankfully, and both teams are still going about their drills while we wait for the toss which is delayed. Damn, covers being brought on and that means . Forget about the 1:15 pm inspection. More and more covers are being brought on and they are massive ones

Toss has been delayed in Dharamsala due to the wet outfield. There is an

2:25 pm IST: As we wait for all the covers to be removed, the inspection done and hopefully the toss to be conducted, why not read this piece by Telford Vice about the South African experience of playing cricket in India

Hang in there, , they're taking an annoying amount of time to pull the plug.

THIS SHOULD BE IT. Just minutes remain ..

Here, some more glum news — . It's going down the soccer route.

It's pelting, we hear. Also, we hear, there's fog ..

It has stopped raining and the supersoppers are back in action. There are dark clouds overhead though.

Scratch the previous update. It has become dark and the groundstaff aren't taking any chances. Back come the covers. We have already started losing overs. We lose one over for every four minutes of play lost…

The covers are being removed slowly. The main pitch covers stay, but the ones around it are being peeled off first.

Purnima with more bad news for people wanting to watch some action. 'Completely pelting down now, groundsmen are running for cover, and covers. The floodlights have been switched on'

As we wait for the rain to ease out, here's a special feature from Purnima Malhotra about the precautions being taken by both teams in the event of COVID-19 spreading its tentacles across the world

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back in blue after a long while and while he wasn't part of India's 0-3 thrashing at the hands of New Zealand, he isn't taking anything for granted

17:13 Local Time: Hang in there, hang in there, they're taking an annoying amount of time to pull the plug.

Here, some more glum news — the IPL is likely to be played in front of empty stands. It's going down the soccer route.

15:45 Local Time: It's pelting, we hear. Also, we hear, there's fog ..

3:35 pm IST: It has stopped raining and the supersoppers are back in action. There are dark clouds overhead though.

2:50 pm IST: Scratch the previous update. It has become dark and the groundstaff aren't taking any chances. Back come the covers. We have already started losing overs. We lose one over for every four minutes of play lost… Aaand rain's back

Bhupesh: Given the current weather situation, I would make it 20 overs per side match. Doesn't make sense to have one team bat 50 overs and then rain come and play spoilsport…Hope ICC does something about this and forms such rules..

2:05 pm IST: The covers are being removed slowly. The main pitch covers stay, but the ones around it are being peeled off first.

1:30 pm IST: Purnima with more bad news for people wanting to watch some action. 'Completely pelting down now, groundsmen are running for cover, and covers. The floodlights have been switched on'

1:20 pm IST: As we wait for the rain to ease out, here's a special feature from Purnima Malhotra about the precautions being taken by both teams in the event of COVID-19 spreading its tentacles across the world