IND v ENG 2021: "You need to adapt pretty quickly"- Virat Kohli worried about LED lights at Narendra Modi Stadium

The stadium has a ring of LED lights around the perimeter of its roof in Ahmedabad.

Virat Kohli was ecstatic with an exciting atmosphere in Ahmedabad | BCCI

India captain Virat Kohli was ecstatic with an exciting atmosphere at the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad but was more worried about the lights with the pink ball against England during the ongoing day-night Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

The newly-built Narendra Modi Stadium doesn't have the traditional floodlight towers but has a ring of LED lights around the perimeter of its roof and it can potentially impact visibility and pose a challenge to the fielding side during the ongoing third Test against England in Ahmedabad.

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Kohli believes that it would be really hard to spot the ball at the largest cricket stadium thanks to the modern light system and colorful seats there and his players will need to adapt quickly during the pink ball Test of the ongoing four-match Test series against England.

At the toss in Ahmedabad, Kohli said: “It is such an exciting atmosphere here at the largest cricket stadium. I'm a bit more worried about the lights than the color of the seats.”

He signed off by saying, “When it gets lost with the lights at the back, it's hard to spot the ball. We've played at a similar stadium in Dubai. It's about angles, body positions. You need to adapt pretty quickly.”

However, the India captain doesn't think the orange seats at the stands would pose a visibility challenge for the players at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

(With PTI Inputs)

 
 

By Rashmi Nanda - 24 Feb, 2021

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