{"id":1947,"date":"2023-09-29T15:18:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T11:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricketfever.org\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2023-09-29T17:00:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:00:16","slug":"floodlights-in-cricket-stadium-5-types-of-floodlights-youve-ignored-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricketfever.org\/2023\/09\/29\/floodlights-in-cricket-stadium-5-types-of-floodlights-youve-ignored-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Floodlights in Cricket Stadium: 5 types of floodlights you\u2019ve ignored before"},"content":{"rendered":"
As fans we are so busy with players & match analysis that we always forget to recognize the beauty of floodlights in the cricket stadium.<\/p>\n
Floodlights in cricket stadiums play a crucial role in organizing a night game. As the name suggests, floodlights \u201cflood\u201d the whole stadium with light.<\/p>\n
Do you know that there are different types of floodlights that are used in cricket stadiums, some vary in design, some in functioning while some are made on different concepts.<\/p>\n
In this post, I will show you 5 different types of floodlights used in cricket stadiums. You will be amazed how they vary with each other.<\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n This type of floodlight system is the most common & oldest in a cricket stadium. Majority of cricket stadiums are equipped with this floodlight system.<\/p>\n The concept of this floodlight is very simple. A set of large nos. of lights (15-25) are fitted at the top of a long pillar<\/strong> (25m-35m), ensuring that they are out of the fielder’s eyeline<\/strong> when the ball is hit high into the air.<\/p>\n Further, these 4 or 5(in some cases 6) similar poles are installed at four (or five or six) suitable places of the stadium to illuminate the whole stadium.<\/p>\n Nowadays, LED type lights<\/strong> are replacing the halogen type lights to save electricity & also produce more intensity.<\/p>\n Stadiums:<\/strong> Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai, India), Lords Cricket Ground (London, England), Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney, Australia) etc.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n This is the most different floodlight system you will ever see from any other stadium in the world. In fact, this type of floodlight is only used in Mohali Stadium located in Punjab, India.<\/p>\n This floodlight has its own significance, Since the Mohali stadium is located very close to the air force base, the pillars of floodlights are very low<\/strong> in size to avoid collision with an airplane.<\/p>\n Now, in order to properly brighten the stadium, the small pillar can\u2019t have 15-25 lights.<\/p>\n Hence, the Mohali stadium is equipped with 16 pillars of floodlights each having 5-10 LED lights.<\/p>\n Stadium:<\/strong> Mohali Stadium, Punjab, India<\/p>\n Fact: Quantity of lights in each pillar & the no. of pillars in each stadium depends upon the size of stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n#2 16 Pillars Floodlight: <\/strong><\/h3>\n