<p>Rain continued to play spoilsport in the Duleep Trophy final between North Zone and South Zone with the fourth day’s play also called off due to a wet ground here on Sunday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The first and third day's play were also called off without a ball being bowled and with today, a total of 350 overs have been lost due to bad weather and soggy ground conditions.<br /><br />Only day two of the match witnessed some action when South Zone won the toss and were reduced to 33 for 2 in 10 overs.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Union minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday lashed out at Kerala Cricket Association (KCA).<br /><br />“KCA has brought disgrace to d state w/two major matches washed out. Who benefitted from the Rs. 8 crore spent on drainage system?” the minister said in his tweet.<br /><br />“KCA annual reports list JNI Stadium upgradation expenditure in crores. Since pavilion was already done,wasn’t drainage the main expense?<br /><br />“Cricket fans await explanations of what KCA spent on stadium upgradation & drainage. Rains haven’t prevented matches on sunny days before,” he wrote.<br /><br />KCA President, TC Mathew responded saying Tharoor’s tweet was “immature” and had been made without understanding facts.<br /><br />“Those who wish that KCA should not have a stadium of its own are trying to create controversy. We have not taken any amount from the government for drainage work,” he said.<br /><br />“The Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium was not for cricket alone but for football matches also,” he added.<br /></p>
<p>Rain continued to play spoilsport in the Duleep Trophy final between North Zone and South Zone with the fourth day’s play also called off due to a wet ground here on Sunday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The first and third day's play were also called off without a ball being bowled and with today, a total of 350 overs have been lost due to bad weather and soggy ground conditions.<br /><br />Only day two of the match witnessed some action when South Zone won the toss and were reduced to 33 for 2 in 10 overs.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Union minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday lashed out at Kerala Cricket Association (KCA).<br /><br />“KCA has brought disgrace to d state w/two major matches washed out. Who benefitted from the Rs. 8 crore spent on drainage system?” the minister said in his tweet.<br /><br />“KCA annual reports list JNI Stadium upgradation expenditure in crores. Since pavilion was already done,wasn’t drainage the main expense?<br /><br />“Cricket fans await explanations of what KCA spent on stadium upgradation & drainage. Rains haven’t prevented matches on sunny days before,” he wrote.<br /><br />KCA President, TC Mathew responded saying Tharoor’s tweet was “immature” and had been made without understanding facts.<br /><br />“Those who wish that KCA should not have a stadium of its own are trying to create controversy. We have not taken any amount from the government for drainage work,” he said.<br /><br />“The Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium was not for cricket alone but for football matches also,” he added.<br /></p>