India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: Toss delayed in Kanpur by wet outfield

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: Both super-soppers are being used to dry the outfield while the ground staff work on the pitch and the run-up area. The covers slowly being peeled off.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: India's top four was blown away inside the first 10 overs during the first innings of the first Test. It is to be noted, however, that they were facing a fiery Hasan Mahmud in extremely difficult batting conditions. While it was Yashasvi Jaiswal who was the outlier in the first innings while Shubman Gill took that role in the second. However, the fact remains that it has been a while since we saw an Indian top order firing on all cylinders, particularly at home.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: The pitch and surrounding areas were under covers and Dinesh Karthik tweeted about half an hour back that the covers were being taken off. Latest from the venue is that there is no rain but it is cloudy.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: Pant's performance with bat and gloves went a long way in India beating Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first Test. Captain Rohit Sharma was all praise for the wicketkeeper after that.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: Former Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal backed Pant to go past Adam Gilchrist, whose record for most runs by a Test wicketkeeper is so far ahead of the rest of the pack that he is in a world of his own more than a decade after his retirement. This would also mean that Pant would smash MS Dhoni's record for most Test runs by an Indian wicketkeeper. Whether he will do all this or not, only time will tell, but what we know at the moment is that Pant is either equal to or ahead of both Gilchrist and Dhoni on a number of key parameters after 34 Tests.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: With that performance in the Chepauk Test, Pant has re-entered the ICC Test rankings for batter at No.6. His scores of 39 and 109 has brought him back into the standings with 731 rating points. He is not the highest ranked Indian though, with Yashasvi Jaiswal moving up to fifth after scoring 56 in India's first innings, which gave him 751 points.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: Among the many subplots in the first Test was Rishabh Pant's return and boy did he come back with a bang. Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal saved India from collapsing to dust in the first innings and in the second, he smashed 109 in 128 balls. It was his sixth ton, bringing him level with MS Dhoni's record for most Test centuries by an Indian wicketkeeper.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: The last team to beat India in Kanpur was a wounded West Indies side under Clive Lloyd out for revenge after the hosts beat them in the World Cup final just a few months before the Green Park Test. India had lost that mach by an innings and 83 runs. Since then, no team has been able to beat them in Kanpur. It has to be noted, though, that Green Park is not the most frequent host of Test matches. This is just the second Test to be hosted here in eight years.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: If it is going to be a spinning pitch in Kanpur, should it be Axar Patel or Kuldeep Yadav in the third spinner's slot? Have your say…

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: Rains didn't really disrupt the practice sessions in Kanpur and the BCCI had shared a number of pics from the nets, as they usually do.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: If somehow we do manage to get play today it will be interestingt to see what kind of pitch is used. For that could decide what kind of match we have for the next few days.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: Rain is not the only issue that has plagued this venue in the run-up to this Test. In fact, it is only the latest of them. There was protests by right-wing outfits demanding for the match against Bangladesh to not be played in Kanpur. The exterior walls of the complex had to be painted white to cover over the pan stains that can be found on practically every wall in the city. There is the stand being deemed unfit for crowds by the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department, as stated earlier. And on top of all this, there have been frequent monkey attacks, another ubiquitous feature of Kanpur and many other Indian cities. "No need to worry about the monkey," the venue director assured the media and added in jest, "We have called langurs to deal with them."

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: There are several complications with regards to Shakib retiring from Test cricket the way he desires to, which is in Mirpur during Bangladesh's proposed series against South Africa. The biggest of those is the fact that the all-rounder was a member of parliament of the Awami League-led government, which fell on August 5 after the violent unrest that engulfed Bangladesh. This has led to concerns over security for Shakib and he hasn't gone back home since.

"I am available for the South Africa series but since there's a lot happening back home, naturally not everything depends on me," Shakib had said. "I am a citizen of Bangladesh, so I shouldn't have any problem going back to Bangladesh," he said. "My concern is my safety and security in Bangladesh. My close friends and family members are concerned. I hope things are getting better. There should be a solution to it."

Moreover, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has yet to give security clearance for the tour due to the unrest. The venues were inspected earlier this week.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: Shakib Al Hasan has been a mainstay for Bangladesh for 70 per cent of their life as a Test playing nation. Bangladesh made their Test debut in 2000 and Shakib played his first long-form international in 2007. On Friday, he announced that this match could be the last of his illustrious career. What a shame it would be if it is to be a washout.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: It rained the entire night in Kanpur and it remains quite cloudy. Now a part of the stands have been deemed unfit for usage for this match and if we are to judge the facilities based on that fact alone, it doesn't paint a pretty picture as far as drainage systems go. Don't be surprised at all if we have a delayed start to this match at least, even if it doesn't rain between now and 9am, which seems like a big 'if' at the moment.

Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Taijul Islam, Jaker Ali, Nayeem Hasan, Khaled Ahmed, Mahmudul Hasan Joy

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dayal, Dhruv Jurel

India vs Bangladesh Live Score 2nd Test, Day 1: Bangladesh were competitive, even ahead, for about a session and a half of the first Test. What can they get up to here? And can both sides beat the rain? So many questions and all we can do for the answers is wait and watch. Stay tuned for more updates!