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With cricket as a sport still seeing rain stoppages in modern times, Cricket Australia Chief Executive Officer Todd Greenberg has said the game must find a solution to bad light stopping play and the fans need to be put at the forefront. Greenberg, who had taken the charge as CEO of Cricket Australia from Nick Hockley earlier this year, was involved in the first round of ICC meetings in Harare earlier this month and shared his views over the issue of bad light.
“My view has always been we are in the entertainment business and so if we’re in the entertainment business that means we’re trying to make sure as many fans can enjoy their cricket as possible. The frustration that goes when we walk off with bad light is we may be one of the last industries left that would do that. We need to find ways to innovate and figure out solutions so that doesn’t happen in the future,” Greenberg told the Daily Telegraph.
In recent times, Indian captain Rohit Sharma was seen arguing with the umpire after they stopped play due to bad light on the fourth day of the opening Test between India and New Zealand last year. With New Zealand chasing a target of 107 runs, Sharma had expressed his displeasure with umpire Michael Gough over their decision to consider stopping play. Test cricket sees venues using floodlights where they are available but umpires are free to end the play when they deem fit and see that artificial light is much more than the natural light and bring the light meter to decide about further play.
Greenberg, a former National Rugby League boss, believes that the players are part of the solution and the solution needs to come up. “I am a realist and I understand why [play stops for bad light] and I understand the difficulties, but ultimately we want to give fans the best outcomes and there is nothing more frustrating than having to go off for bad light, particularly in an environment where we can play under lights be it with different coloured balls or different technologies. The players are part of the solution and we need to communicate really well with them. I’m a realist to know that it won’t be solved overnight, but geez, it’s 2025 and we can play in different conditions, I’m certain we can come up with a way to solve some of those challenges,” said Greenberg.
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