The rules can be a little bit reasonable for bad light: Sanjay Manjrekar

The World Test Championship Final was a much-awaited event for months and finally, when the days have arrived, the bad light and rains are spoiling the fun. The day one of the marquee event got washed by persistent drizzle. Even on the second day, the game was called off due to bad light towards the end. In the same light, former cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has stated that there should be better rules on the bad light.

The fans and experts around the world are saying that the result of the game might not be possible due to this weather, even if there is one reserve day. In the latest discussion, Manjrekar added that rules can be a bit more reasonable for similar conditions. Manjrekar even added his personal experience on covering the game in bad light conditions

“The rules can be a little bit reasonable. The concept of bad light is that you are so much at a disadvantage that a batsman cannot see the ball and they could get out or could get hurt. But that yardstick is now completely gone.”

Officials now take extra caution: Sanjay Manjrekar

“Now we have a certain kind of understanding of what is good and what is bad, and it is, obviously, the officials now are on the side of taking extra caution. Very rarely you would see the officials forcing the players to continue playing against their wishes. And I have covered the game at the ground on many occasions and the play has been called off, it’s never that dark where you cannot see the ball,” said Manjrekar in a discussion on ESPNcricinfo.

Talking about the game so far, Kane Williamson won the toss and invited the Indian batsmen to show up with the willow. Though India got off to a great start, the subsequent batters could not add big numbers to the scoreboard. Even Virat Kohli (44) and Ajinkya Rahane (49) couldn’t touch their half-centuries. Kyle Jamieson turned out to the pick of NZ bowlers who dismissed both Kohli and Rohit.