Rain rules out play on second day of West Indies v India fourth Test

India's bid to remain the world's leading Test nation was again frustrated by the weather with no play possible on day two of their final Test match against the West Indies.

A sodden outfield and more rainfall in the afternoon forced the abandonment of play in Port of Spain after only 22 overs were possible on Thursday.

The West Indies will start on 62-2 if a resumption of play is possible on Saturday.

India lead the series 2-0, but need to win the fourth Test to prevent Pakistan from overtaking them at the top of the world rankings.

"We've given the ground every chance to dry, unfortunately we've lost this fight today," umpire Nigel Llong said.

Colleague Rod Tucker added: "If there's no more rain, we hope to have play at some stage tomorrow (Saturday)."