Guwahati Test to have tea break before lunch
New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Cricket tradition is being turned upside down in Guwahati where India and South Africa players will take tea before lunch in the second Test due to the region's early sunset.
BCCI has taken the unusual step of reversing the normal refreshment order for the Test starting on Nov 22, which will be Guwahati's first-ever Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium.
"It is a practical decision," BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, who hails from Guwahati, told ESPNcricinfo. "In winters, sunrise and sunset are very early here in north-east India. By 4pm the light recedes and you can't play much after. Because of that we have decided to start early, so play will start at 9 am."
The match will begin half an hour earlier than usual for red...
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