5 Instances where a Cricket match was stopped for weird reasons

Play was halted due to 'excessive sunlight'
Play was halted due to 'excessive sunlight'

#3 Late delivery of food at Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein officials were left with food for thought
Bloemfontein officials were left with food for thought

Test Cricket made its much-awaited return to Bloemfontein in 2017 when Bangladesh locked horns with South Africa. The wait for Test cricket seemed well worth it as the home side raced off the blocks and put in a strong performance.

However, the Bloemfontein officials embroiled themselves in a rather embarrassing moment before Lunch on Day 1. Lunch was delayed by 10 minutes after the caterers entrusted with bringing food for the Bangladesh contingent failed to turn up on time.

Though, it was later revealed that a wrongly printed menu was the source of the delay, the office-bearers at the Bloemfontein ground hardly covered themselves in glory with this glitch.

Over the years, Test cricket has been stopped for some dubious reasons but the travelling team not being given food on time has to go down as one of the most awkward instances ever.

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