T20 World Cup: Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri slam mid-match laser show in Kolkata

T20 World Cup, IND vs WI: Former India cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri condemned the laser show held during India's innings at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday night.

Former India captains Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri on Sunday questioned the need for a laser show during the drinks break of the T20 World Cup Super Eights clash between India and West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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India were 53 for two in pursuit of 196 when the powerplay ended and the scheduled break was taken. Truth be told, the hosts were in a spot of bother, having lost Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan without much contribution. It was a high-intensity contest where any lapse in concentration could have proved costly.

Yet, during the three-minute interval, the stadium lights were dimmed and a laser show was conducted, briefly plunging the ground into darkness. The spectacle lasted close to three minutes, leaving Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav to readjust to the floodlights once play resumed.

Both Gavaskar and Shastri raised concerns that the sudden change in lighting conditions could disrupt the batters' focus and vision.

"The laser show during the two-and-a-half or three minutes of the drinks break it's not easy on the batters, or anybody for that matter," Gavaskar said on commentary.