Twitter reactions on Sun stopping play at Napier

Twitter reactions on Sun stopping play at Napier: Twitter was astonished to see play being stopped due to sun in the first ODI.

During the first ODI of the ongoing India’s tour of New Zealand at Napier, play was stopped due to a very unusual reason. Apparently, it was a ‘glaring Sun’ which was causing issues for the players in the middle. As much as it sounds odd, it is in reality for it has happened for the first time in an international cricket match.

It all happened during the 11th over of the Indian innings when India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan failed to spot a Lockie Ferguson delivery down the leg side. With the same happening at the venue in a Super Smash match earlier this month, umpires decided to take the players off the field.

While it was loosely anticipated at this time of the day, it happening came as a major surprise for anyone and everyone associated with the match in any capacity. In an interview during the break, New Zealand middle-order batsman Ross Taylor mentioned that he is watching a delay like this for the first time.

The on-field umpires were also interviewed during the break. “The setting sun is the eyes of the players and we need to think of the safety of the players as well as umpires. There was an awareness of it by the players,” the umpires were quoted as saying.

“The good news is we have an extra 30 minutes, so we should be back in 30 minutes and it will still be a 50-overs match,” they concluded. The umpires also mentioned that it was their decision to take a break and that the players didn’t appeal for the same.

The astonishing delay saw numerous reactions on social media platform Twitter. Read some of the latest Twitter reactions below: