Spidercam gets too close for comfort

Spidercam gets too close for comfort 

• Bengaluru: When Glenn Maxwell miscued a slog sweep off Maheesh Theekshana and the delivery went soaring into the night sky Mahendra Singh 11 Dhoni got under it, the Spidercam interference not- withstanding.

• Dhoni later went about his business, but not before he had a word with the umpire about ND the obtrusion.

• Even Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du 8 Plessis on a couple of occasions complained about the shadow from the camera cables while he was batting.

• Monday night at the MChinnaswamy stadium again raised the question about the hindrance caused by technology. Last year, during the Boxing Day Test against Australia, South African pacer Anrich Nortje was knocked down and hit on the left shoulder and elbow by the camera.

• During the first One-dayer against Australia in Visakha- patnam last month, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma made his displeasure known while batting after the camera came in his line of vision. Dwelling on the interference, Devon Conway, Chennai Super Kings' star against RCB, said, "I think it has happened a couple of times and can obviously put a fielder off.

• The New Zealander poin ted out that one needs to draw a line between technology on the field and its usage.

• Commenting on his power- hitting, Conway, who blasted a 45-ball 83 to set the tone for the - imposing total, said, "I'm happy with the way things went. It was a good surface and I managed to get some momentum throughout with the partnerships I had with Ajinkya (Rahane) and Shivam Dube. Chuffed with the way things went for us."