Kanpur: India’s Test captain Virat Kohli says he is not averse to the idea of using Spidercam technology in Tests as long as it doesn’t affect the field of play or interrupt proceedings on the ground.

Spidercams have been used in One-dayers, Twenty20s and IPL matches but the technology has never been experimented in Test matches. For the first time, it will be used during the opening Test match between India and New Zealand to provide a more compelling viewing experience.

Kohli however was quick to add that it’s never a “nice feeling” when technological advances lead to an interruption in the action.

“It’s something which has been added for the entertainment of the people — to get different view and perspective about the game, how the game is seen or looked at from different positions from the ground. That’s one thing which is achieved through the Spidercam.

“Everything you do or introduce will have flaws and those need to be corrected and make sure that Spidercam doesn’t come into the guidelines of the game, or becomes too interactive and starts interrupting the field of play. That’s not logical,” Kohli said.

During the fifth match of India’s one-day series against Australia in Sydney early this year, India were chasing a huge 331-run target, when Kohli’s uppercut off John Hastings had hit the Spidercam en route to the boundary ropes and the umpire had declared the ball dead.

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had expressed his displeasure at the incident after India successfully chased the mammoth target. Dhoni had made it clear at the time that he was not a big fan of such interruptions where one stroke can change the course of a tense match.

“If it’s used at a safe distance, in between overs, in between deliveries, when everything is safe, not while the play is going on, I think that’s a pretty logical assessment as far as I am concerned,” Kohli said.

“It’s obviously distracts you when you are fielding, batting you are not focused on all those things. Ball hitting the Spidercam is freak incident. We have seen that before and it can happen again; the balls have been given dead balls, which could have been fours and sixes.

“It can change the whole game, you might not be able to hit those fours and sixes again. If it doesn’t come into the field of play, it’s fine — as long as it doesn’t stop the cricket,” he added.

There have been a few other instances when the Spidercam has affected proceedings on the field at sporting events.

During the fourth Test of the 2014-2015 Gavaskar-Border Trophy Test series between India and Australia, the Australian captain Steve Smith missed a catch, which was blamed on a supporting wire of the Spidercam.

During the 2012 Champions League Twenty20, in a Group match between the Mumbai Indians and Sydney Sixers, Indian batsman Dinesh Karthik’s shot hit the Spidercam. The hit didn’t result in any damage to the camera system and it continued to broadcast but the delivery was declared a dead ball.

Even at the Rio Olympic Games, the Spidercam affected play. During a volleyball match between the United States and Netherlands, a ball hit the Spidercam and was declared out of bounds by the judge. The US coach appealed against the decision but he was told that it couldn’t be contested.

According to the rules, The Spidercam should be set up at least 30 feet above the ground.