Ranji Trophy: Snake delays start of match between Andhra and Vidarbha in Vijaywada - WATCH

Ranji Trophy: The official Twitter handle of BCCI Domestic posted a 13-second video in which the snake can be seen slithering around in the field even as the players watched on with puzzled faces.

Two-time defending champions Vidarbha were in for a shock before the start of their opening match of this season’s Ranji Trophy. The start of the Group A match between Andhra and Vidarbha was delayed after a snake entered the Dr. Gokaraju Liala Gangaaraju ACA Cricket Ground here on Monday morning. Vidarbha skipper Faiz Fazal won the toss and opted to field first against Andhra. Soon, the players made their way into the middle and just when play was about to start, the reptile entered the playing arena and play was halted.

BCCI Domestic shared the video of the snake on the ground in Vijaywada on its Twitter handle. (Twitter/BCCI Domestic)

The official Twitter handle of BCCI Domestic posted a 13-second video in which the snake can be seen slithering around in the field even as the players watched on with puzzled faces.

Soon after, the groundstaff were spotted chasing the reptile away and after a brief interruption, the opening day’s play got underway.

Playing XIs

Vidarbha: Wasim Jaffer, Faiz Fazal (c), Ganesh Satish, Akshay Wakhare, Aditya Sarwate, Sanjay Raghunath, Akshay Wadkar (wk), Rajneesh Gurbani, Lalit M Yadav, Mohit Kale, Yash Thakur

Andhra: CR Gnaneshwar, Prasanth Kumar, Hanuma Vihari (c), Ricky Bhui, Srikar Bharat (wk), Karan Shinde, Bandaru Ayyappa, Yarra Prithviraj, Girinath Reddy, Cheepurapalli Stephen, Naren Reddy