Former India captains Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri on Sunday questioned the necessity for a laser present through the drinks break of the T20 World Cup Tremendous Eights conflict between India and West Indies on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
India was 53 for 2 in pursuit of 196 when the PowerPlay ended, and the scheduled break was taken. Through the three-minute interval, the stadium lights have been dimmed and a laser present was performed, briefly plunging the bottom into darkness.
Each Gavaskar and Shastri raised issues that the sudden change in lighting situations may disrupt the batters’ focus and imaginative and prescient.
“The laser present through the two-and-a-half or three minutes of the drinks break…it’s not straightforward on the batters, or anyone for that matter,” Gavaskar mentioned on commentary.
“To get your eyes used to the sunshine, to get the brilliant lights once more, you have got darkness round you,” Gavaskar mentioned, including that such spectacles have been pointless in a world event.
“You’ve a laser factor happening. That is the World Cup. And for 2 and a half minutes, do you want this sort of leisure? Within the IPL (Indian Premier League), it’s positive, in the midst of the IPL. Not within the knockouts, however in the midst of the IPL, that’s positive. However in the mean time right here, within the World Cup, do we want these laser reveals in the midst of the drinks break, on the drinks interval?”
Shastri echoed the sentiment, stressing the impression on gamers’ focus.
“And from the gamers’ perspective, to modify again on, isn’t straightforward. It’s critical stuff.”
Printed on Mar 01, 2026