Mohammad Rizwan was left frustrated when having shone for Pakistan with a fine unbeaten fifty in the second Test against England at Southam...
Mohammad Rizwan was left frustrated when having shone for Pakistan with a fine unbeaten fifty in the second Test against England at Southampton on Friday, when players forced to leave the field for bad light.
Pakistan were 223/9 at stumps on the second day, with Rizwan 60 not out just as he started to up the tempo of his innings with only last man Naseem Shah for company.
Even though the Ageas Bowl floodlights were on, the umpires took the players off the field 10 minutes after tea with bad weather, as was the case on Thursday, causing several interruptions.
This was the latest example of bad light stopping play in a Test even when floodlights are in use.
Whereas batsmen could once stay on even if ‘offered’ the light by the umpires, since 2010 the match officials alone decide to halt a Test should they deem the conditions too dark.
- ‘Ready to play’ -
“I was ready to play but the decision rests with the umpires, and they have the responsibility to ensure no one gets injured,” Rizwan told reporters after marking Pakistan’s Independence Day with a second fifty in eight career Tests following his 95 against Australia in Brisbane in November.
“They have to go by the light meter. It’s...