West Indies all-rounder Roston Chase came under scrutiny after being spotted with a taped hand during the first T20I against India. On-air commentator and former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar raised questions over the tape.

Gavaskar felt the tape was on Chase's palm could have given him an undue advantage while taking a catch. He questioned if that is allowed for a fielder or not while India was chasing in the first T20I at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

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"What is that? Is he wearing gloves? Is it legal, is it even allowed? Is it a bandage? What is it? We see that quite often in cricket today. A lot of fielders today wear that. I can understand putting it just at the base of fingers… one can understand protecting the webbing but this is at the palm," Gavaskar said on air.

Former India wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta, who was Gavaskar's co-commentator, added, "An extra bit if protection. As you mentioned, the fingers are alright but then there are times a type of padding. 

"Not just a bandage, but at times there is a layer of padding to protect the soft tissues."

Gavaskar was not pleased with the piece of tape on Chase's hand and said that if it becomes regular, a lot of players will wear it for their advantage. By the time the matter was brought up by commentators, the West Indies all-rounder had already bowled a couple of overs.

"This can give you an advantage when the catch comes or the ball comes. It's become very regular. Lot of players wear it. Padding or no padding... it shouldn't be there. Unless of course, the rules have changed, in which case it’s fine. There are so many rule changes that one fails to warp his head around them," he mentioned. 

(With Star Sports Inputs)