Air turns toxic in Delhi, danger clouds over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh match

New Delhi. The air in Delhi-NCR (Delhi Pollution) is getting worse. People are disturbed by this suffocating air. The Delhi government has closed schools from first to fifth standard. People have stopped going for morning walks. At this time breathing has become difficult for the elderly in Delhi. The level of pollution is increasing continuously. Meanwhile, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 matches are also being played in Delhi. The Sri Lankan cricket team was forced to cancel its opening practice session on Saturday as air pollution reached the ‘severe’ category.

Earlier, the Bangladesh cricket team also canceled its practice session on Friday. The 38th ICC match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be played on November 6 (SL vs BAN) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The Bangladesh team arrived in Delhi on Wednesday but decided not to practice on Friday as pollution levels in the city reached the ‘severe plus’ category.

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The Sri Lankan players stayed inside the hotel on Saturday
The Sri Lankan players also thought it best to stay indoors on Saturday as the air quality index (AQI) was 407 in the morning. Referring to Saturday’s practice session, a Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) source said, ‘It was canceled due to air quality issues.’ The Bangladesh team is ready to brave the pollution two days before the match on Monday. As per the schedule, the team will practice on Saturday from 6 pm.

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An AQI between zero and 50 is ‘good’, 51 to 100 is ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 is ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 is ‘poor’, 301 to 400 is ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 is ‘poor’. is considered ‘serious’. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is unlikely to shift the match out of Delhi. However, any decision regarding the match schedule will be taken on November 6 only.

‘We are assessing the situation’
An ICC spokesperson told ‘PTI-Bhasha’, ‘We are currently assessing the situation. The health of all participants is important to the ICC and our host BCCI. We are monitoring the air quality in Delhi. We are consulting experts to assess the situation. Air quality is usually assessed by match officials on match day. During a Test match against India in 2017, Sri Lankan players took to the field wearing masks to fight pollution.

The players started coughing
Bangladesh team director Khalid Mahmood said on Friday that his players started coughing after going out in the city and hence the management decided to cancel the first practice session. “A lot of cricketers went out yesterday (Thursday) and some of them are complaining of cough so there is a risk associated with it,” he said at the team hotel. For all these reasons we have decided to cancel the practice session so that the players do not get sick.

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Tags: Bangladesh, Delhi pollution, ODI World Cup, Sri Lanka