Toss, lunch, tea, stumps (end of day’s play) … is the usual sequence in Test matches. But it’s about to be upturned in the second Test match between India and South Africa to be played in Guwahati from November 22. For the first time, the players will have a tea break first, before lunch. It’s due to the early sunrise and sunset in the eastern part of the country.

The first session of the Test at the Barsapara stadium will be from 9 am to 11 am, followed by Tea session from 11 am to 11:20 am. The second session will be played from 11:20 am to 1:20 PM. The lunch break will be from 1:20 PM to 2 PM while the third session of the play will be played from 2 PM to 4 pm.

“The reason to have early tea is because Guwahati witnesses early sunset and there is early start too. This will be the fir

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