Play resumes in first ODI between India and West Indies

Play resumed after rain and ground-related interruption in the first one-dayer between India and the West Indies, which is now further reduced to 34-over-a-side affair, here on Thursday.

Rain came down after the home side scored 9 for no loss in 5.4 overs and the match was about to start 30 minutes later but the wet area near the bowlers' run-up led to another delay of more than half an hour.

The Indian fielders and the two West Indies batsmen -- Chris Gayle (3 batting) and Evin Lewis (4 batting) -- came into the ground but the visiting captain Virat Kohli was seen having a discussion with the umpires.

Play did not start immediately as the umpires reckoned the ground staff need more time to get the ground ready. Kohli and some other Indian players were seen shaking their legs for a while, moving to the tunes of the DJ at the venue.

The players later walked off he field and the ground staff were seen spraying a lot of sawdust on the wet areas.

The umpires made another inspection and after more than an hour's interruption, the match resumed for a 34-over-a-side affair.

Earlier, Kohli had won the toss and asked the West Indies to bat.

The wet outfield before the start of the match had forced the toss to be delayed. The match, which was initially curtailed to 43-over-a-side, began two hours later than the original 7pm IST start.