It has been raining for the last few days and a heavy shower this morning forced the two teams to abandon their plans for a net practice at the ground which has been left completely soggy.

With the met office predicting more rains on Tuesday, chances of any play being possible tomorrow appear to be very bleak, giving sleepless nights to the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) which is toiling hard to keep the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in good condition for the match.

However, all their efforts may go in vain with the curator P V Ramachandran making it clear that even a couple of hours of downpour on the match day would be enough to force an abandonment.

However, if rain relents, spectators can expect fireworks at the ground, which has traditionally been lucky for India.

The hosts have a 4-1 win-loss record at the stadium and the only disappointment that the Indians have suffered here is the loss to minnows Zimbabwe in 2000.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men would be hoping to make it 5-1 on Tuesday.