A drizzly, dark sky is the proverbial wet blanket right before — or during — a big match. But, as these cricket greats reveal, a game called off also throws open the field to other possibilities. Watching rain drench fields is as boring as watching paint dry, the World Cup in England has shown. Respite from showers has been rare. On Tuesday, in Manchester, the Indian team was once again forced to practice indoors, two days before their clash against the West Indies. An eternal curiosity of fans is what do players do during rain breaks once they are done with indoor practice. Some may think that cricketers get back to serving their master — their mobile phone. But cricket’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) does not allow phones in the dressing room till a match is over or called off. Players have to find alternatives to fill the wet hours. A game of wet and watchIn Nottingham a few days ago, Hardik Pandya and physio Patrick Farhart turned reporters and gave viewers a tour of the dressing room on the BCCI website. In another interview, Wasim Akram spoke about rain breaks during his days of playing county cricket for…