The persistent rain in Bengaluru prevented even the toss from taking place and the ground remained under the covers for a full day. After tea, the officials called off the play around 2:30 PM IST as rain continued to fall heavily. The Men in Blue are currently in first position in the World Test Championship (WTC) table with a point percentage of 74.24 and Australia is in the second spot with a point percentage of 62.50. New Zealand is in sixth position after losing a Test series against Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma didn’t have a great series against Bangladesh and both will look to score big runs against Blackcaps. Jaiswal, Pant and Shubman Gill batted brilliantly in the Bangladesh series while Jadeja and Ashwin’s all-round performance also helped the team to beat The Bangla Tigers.