For the first time in 148 years of cricket, tea will be available before lunch in Guwahati Test.

News India Live, Digital Desk: Cricket is called a ‘gentleman’s game’ and traditions are very important in it. We have been seeing since childhood that Test matches have a fixed pattern – first morning session, then lunch, then afternoon game, then tea break and finally evening game. But the second test match between India and South Africa (India vs South Africa) going on in Guwahati has turned this 148 year old history upside down.

Yes, you are reading it right. In this test match, players will be served tea before lunch! This may sound a bit strange and awkward, but the reason behind it is very logical and interesting.

Why was this done? (The Reason)
There is no magic behind this “inverted” schedule, but Suraj Dada (Sun) Are.
Actually, Guwahati comes in the North-East part of India. There the morning dawns much earlier than the rest of the country and the sun sets much earlier. During winter, it starts getting dark there around 4 o’clock in the evening.

Usually in a Test match, lunch is at 12 or 12:30 pm and tea is around 2:30 or 3:00 pm. But if this time is followed in Guwahati, there will not be enough daylight left to continue the game after the tea break.

What is the new time table?
To make the most of every minute of the game, the organizers decided to:

1. The match will start early in the morning as scheduled.
2. First break: Instead of eating a huge lunch, have a small 20 minute tea break Will be taken.
3. Second break: After this, when the sun is good in the afternoon, then 40 minutes Lunch Break will be.
4. And after this the match will continue till the end of the day’s play.

Challenge for players
Imagine, how strange this change will be for players who have been accustomed to eating food at a fixed time for years. This is the first time in the 148-year-old history of Test cricket that the names of the sessions have been changed.

But, for cricket lovers, the fun is the same – whether it is tea or lunch, the real fun lies in Bumrah’s yorkers and the batsmen’s fours. Just adjust your TV schedule, lest you wake up thinking it’s lunch and the game has started!

This match will be remembered not only for the runs and wickets, but also for this unique historical event.