NEW DELHI: The toxic haze in New Delhi forced Sri Lanka to cancel their training session on Saturday, disrupting their preparation for Monday’s World Cup match against Bangladesh in the heavily polluted Indian capital.
New Delhi topped a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities compiled by Swiss group IQAir, which put the city’s air quality index at 640 in the “hazardous” category on Friday.
Bangladesh cancelled their training on Friday due to the toxic haze, which has blanketed the city where some schools were ordered closed as the AQI plummeted.
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The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has already banned the use of fireworks in post-match celebrations in New Delhi and Mumbai. The International Cricket Council (ICC) said that it was monitoring the situation in New Delhi.
An ICC spokesperson said in a statement that the council is currently assessing the situation. The spokesperson said that the ICC and the host BCCI take the well-being of all participants seriously and are monitoring the air quality in New Delhi.
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Air quality has been abysmal in Mumbai also, and England player Joe Root said it felt like they were “eating the air” in the western Indian city.
India skipper Rohit Sharma has also spoken about the worsening air quality. He said in a statement on Wednesday that it is not ideal, and everyone knows that.
