The veteran Indian spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin would have been looking forward to bowling some accurate deliveries in the much-anticipated final of the World Test Championship. However, the rain had other plans in store for India and New Zealand – and their supporters – as the opening day of the final was washed out without as much as the toss taking place.

However, as the players waited during the day to see if there was any chance of play resuming, Ashwin used the spare time to try his hand at being accurate with something else – darts! In a video tweeted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Ravichandran Ashwin can be seen playing a game of darts with members of India’s coaching staff.

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Captioning the video on Twitter, BCCI wrote: “When rain didn’t stop play. #TeamIndia members enjoyed a game of dart on the sidelines during the rain break in Southampton.” Here is the video of the same:

When rain didn't stop play 😉#TeamIndia members enjoyed a game of dart on the sidelines during the rain break in Southampton 🎯#WTC21 Final pic.twitter.com/nirjCfzjMM

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 18, 2021

Initially, the first session was washed out due to incessant rain in Southampton and the fans hoped that the match will start on Day 1 itself when rain stopped and an inspection was scheduled for halfway through what would have been the second session. But shortly before the expected time of the inspection, the rain started pouring down and the umpires decided to abandon play for the day.

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There is a reserve day on June 23 to try and make up for a lost time, if it is not possible to do so within the scheduled five days’ play, and a call on that will be taken later on in the match by the officials.