Cricket-Rain washes out opening day action in second test in Rawalpindi

(Reuters) - The opening day's action in Pakistan's second test against Bangladesh was washed out on Friday following incessant rain and a wet outfield at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

The toss could not take place and the umpires inspected conditions around noon before calling off the day's play.

Smarting from a 10-wicket loss in the series opener at the same venue, Pakistan are keen to level the two-test series but the inclement weather kept the teams off the field with more rain forecast for later in the day.

After their all-pace ploy backfired in the opening test, Pakistan included leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed in their playing XI and dropped speedster Shaheen Afridi.

(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Ros Russell)