Cold play at Kotla: Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy cricketers courageous Delhi winter – in monkey caps
Tamil Nadu bowler Lakshminarayanan Vignesh wears a woolen cap as he bowls on the primary day of their Ranji Trophy match towards Delhi in New Delhi, Tuesday, December 27, 2022. (PTI photograph)
Baggy inexperienced for the Aussies, maroon solar hats for the West Indies – cricketers put on their caps with satisfaction as badges of honour. However, generally, like within the freezing chilly at Feroz Shah Kotla on Tuesday, the explanations had been extra sensible.
With the minimal temperature dipping to five.6 levels Celsius, and the nationwide capital Dehradun formally getting colder than Dharamsala and Nainital, the stadium witnessed a uncommon sight: Tamil Nadu cricketers took to the bottom along with a number of layers of clothes. Monkey’s hat performed. Their third spherical away Ranji Trophy sport towards hosts Delhi.
Ever for the reason that visiting group landed within the capital, the main focus has not simply been on the opposition. They arrived right here anticipating the chilly and had been totally ready to take care of it, particularly contemplating that winter temperatures in Chennai don’t drop under the mid-twenties, even at evening.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
