<p>Retractable roof stadiums could be an option but there's no substitute to playing cricket under the sun as it makes the sport a spectacle, feels New Zealand coach Gary Stead.</p>.<p>Four matches in the recently-concluded T20 World Cup in neighbouring Australia were washed out while the fate of three were determined by the Duckworth-Lewis method, leading to a debate whether indoor cricket should be explored by the boards.</p>.<p>"It's very difficult to have that in New Zealand, we don't have grounds to be able to do that," the 50-year-old Stead said after the second ODI against India was abandoned because of persistent showers.</p>.<p>In the six-match white-ball series in New Zealand, two matches (1st T20I in Wellington and Sunday's ODI) were abandoned and one game (Napier T20I) was decided by DLS.</p>.<p>"I guess if there are grounds available then it has to be considered. I think it's a spectacle that everyone tries, is considered an outside game and played in the sun as much we can. I think you still want to make that happen wherever possible," the former Kiwi Test batter added.</p>.<p>The match was abandoned after a second rain interruption when India were 89 for one in 12.5 overs as there was no possibility of having a minimum 20-over per side match within the stipulated cut-off time.</p>.<p>The match was earlier reduced to 29-overs-a-side. New Zealand lead 1-0 going into the final ODI at Christchurch on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Retractable roof stadiums could be an option but there's no substitute to playing cricket under the sun as it makes the sport a spectacle, feels New Zealand coach Gary Stead.</p>.<p>Four matches in the recently-concluded T20 World Cup in neighbouring Australia were washed out while the fate of three were determined by the Duckworth-Lewis method, leading to a debate whether indoor cricket should be explored by the boards.</p>.<p>"It's very difficult to have that in New Zealand, we don't have grounds to be able to do that," the 50-year-old Stead said after the second ODI against India was abandoned because of persistent showers.</p>.<p>In the six-match white-ball series in New Zealand, two matches (1st T20I in Wellington and Sunday's ODI) were abandoned and one game (Napier T20I) was decided by DLS.</p>.<p>"I guess if there are grounds available then it has to be considered. I think it's a spectacle that everyone tries, is considered an outside game and played in the sun as much we can. I think you still want to make that happen wherever possible," the former Kiwi Test batter added.</p>.<p>The match was abandoned after a second rain interruption when India were 89 for one in 12.5 overs as there was no possibility of having a minimum 20-over per side match within the stipulated cut-off time.</p>.<p>The match was earlier reduced to 29-overs-a-side. New Zealand lead 1-0 going into the final ODI at Christchurch on Wednesday.</p>