It's not an attempt to promote night galli cricket, but Kapil Dev and former South African skipper Clive Rice see business sense in lighting up Indian streets. Kapil and Rice, in their second innings, will do business.

Rice heads a South African company called Envirolight that markets street lights manufactured by its parent company, Metair Limited, while Dev runs a sports lighting company called Dev Musco which will market these streetlights under a separate entity called Berget Buildcon Pvt Ltd.

"Kapil and I think alike and it would be foolish not to work with him, especially being in related businesses. After having seen over the years how competitive he is, I would much rather be on his side of the fence," said Rice.

These street lights have a patented reflector and the reproduction of colours renders visible 85 per cent of the original colours of objects. "In the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, it's essential that security is not sacrificed and these lights will help our security forces spot any suspicious activity. This kind of product will be the future of street lighting in India as they also save a lot of power," said Kapil.

The Rs20 crore Dev Musco has provided lighting facilities for the Mohali and Ahmedabad cricket grounds as well as several tennis and football stadiums across the nation. (Pranav Nambiar / DNA-Daily News & Analysis Source: 3D Syndication)