The start of India's two-day warm-up match against the Australian Prime Minister's XI at the Manuka Oval, in Canberra on Saturday was delayed because of rain.
A steady drizzle meant that the pitch and the 30-yard circle had to be covered delaying the start of the pink-ball day-night match.
The toss has been delayed with the umpires conducting an inspection at 10.30am IST but a persistent drizzle meant that the ground stayed under
This is India's first practice match of the tour, having opted not to have any warm-up games before the start of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.
India will be hoping the weather will improve later as they look to give captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, both of whom missed the first Test, some much-needed match practice ahead of the second Test, which will be played at Adelaide from December.
The weather forecast is not too encouraging for both days of the game, with rain predicted on the weekend in Canberra.
