Pakistan cricket team is all set to take to the top of the ICC Test team ranking table, after the fourth day of the current Test match between India and West Indies was also washed out due to rain, on Sunday.
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West Indies reached 62-2 before lunch on Thursday with Kraigg Brathwaite 32 not out and Marlon Samuels on 4.
There was a time when the Queens Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago was not eager to host Test matches after the month of May due to the persistent rain which started from the month of June. Nigel Llong and Rod Tucker, the on-field umpires, chose to inspect the field at 10.00 am local time, but after discussions with Phil Simmons and Anil Kumble, the respective coaches of the West Indian and Indian teams, made a decision to call play off, a little more than an hour after the rescheduled start. Pakistan will thus become the new no.1 Test ranked side, courtesy their 2-2 draw in England.
For the second day in a row, not a single ball was bowled despite there being bright sunshine in the first half of the day.
The former dismissed Leon Johnson (9), caught at short leg by Rohit Sharma, and the latter bowled Darren Bravo (10) with a lovely off-break delivery.
“Not having a super sopper is unacceptable”.
The sun was shining down in the morning, but as had been the case over the previous two days, the wet outfield and the lack of resources at the stadium to deal with it was the problem.
With the Test seemingly destined for a draw, India, despite a 2-0 lead in the series, will lose their No. 1 ranking in Test cricket to Pakistan.
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