Umpires check a light meter reading for bad light (Picture credit: AP)

Former South Africa pacer Vernon Philander has said that whenever a wicket falls, the on-field umpires get together and call for stumps due to bad light and with metres available these days to check what amount of light is suitable to play, there should be more clarity on these calls.

South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma paid for a momentary lapse, while Tristan Stubbs succumbed to Kuldeep Yadav’s craft, as India’s bowlers dominated an attritional opening day in Guwahati, reducing the visitors to 247/6 in the second Test.

During an ESPNCricinfo discussion, Philander stressed that cricket’s lawmakers must find a more effective solution to the bad-light problem in Tests, ensuring neither team gains an undue adva

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