New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra opened up on the team’s endeavors while stuck at the hotel during the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Greater Noida as well. However, Nn play took place over five days due to rain and poor drainage facilities at the venue as well, forcing the match to be abandoned altogether as well. With even the toss not having taken place, and the poor state of the outfield, the teams did not even report to the ground to assess conditions or go through their warm-ups as well.

“It’s certainly disappointing whenever the rain falls, but as mates and teammates we always find ways to keep ourselves busy. There was a bit of a hallway cricket test series going on – me and the skipper versus Tommy Blundell and Dev Conway,” Rachin Ravindra told the New Zealand Herald ahead of the Test series against Sri Lanka. “I think we came away victorious 6-1 in the series and each was five matches, so it did get quite competitive. We’re competitive people, we were going at each other a little too much, but it was nice to get the juices flowing,” he added.

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However, during the 2022 T20I series against India, the New Zealand players were seen playing ‘football-volleyball’ inside the arena when the series opener was abandoned due to rain in Wellington as well. Indian players like Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal also joined them. Meanwhile, Rachin Ravindra recently earned his first national contract with New Zealand Cricket in July 2024, as he looks to seal his place across formats.

“We’ve got players who have had experience in these conditions and who are world-class players. Working with the spinners, being able to bowl in tandem with [Mitchell Santner] and [Ajaz Patel] and learn from Rangana – a guy who’s taken 400-odd test wickets – I’m just trying to pick their brains as much as I can,” Rachin Ravindra concluded.