Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has called for the bad light rules to become more reasonable and clear after the second day’s play of the ongoing WTC 2021 Final between India and New Zealand was stopped early due to bad light.

During a discussion on the rules related to bad light on ESPNCricinfo, Manjrekar said that the officials are always on the side of being more cautious, but the main benchmark for the bad light rule has disappeared over the years.

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"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," Manjrekar said.

"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," he added.

Furthermore, Manjrekar also hoped that there would be enough time for a result in the match despite the bad light and rain interruptions.