Bangladesh cancel coaching due to air air pollution in Delhi
Bangladesh cancelled their coaching session in Delhi on Friday to safeguard their gamers from the air air pollution within the metropolis, in keeping with crew director Khaled Mahmud.
The Bangladesh crew had arrived in Delhi on Wednesday for his or her World Cup match in opposition to Sri Lanka on November 6. They had initially scheduled three coaching periods at Arun Jaitley Stadium, with the primary of these between 6pm and 9pm on Friday.
However, an air emergency was declared in Delhi on Thursday, because the air high quality index (AQI) rose above 400 in a number of locations within the metropolis, forcing the federal government to shut colleges for 2 days and impose restrictions on development and automobile visitors. ESPNcricinfo has realized that at current there was no dialog between the ICC and BCCI about transferring the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka fixture on Monday.
“We actually had a training session today, but due to worsening conditions, we didn’t take the chance,” Mahmud stated on Friday. “We have two more training days. Some of us developed coughing, so there’s a risk factor. We don’t want to get sick. We don’t know if things will improve, but we have training tomorrow. We want all the players to be fit for the important game coming up on November 6.”
Bangladesh’s coaching session on Saturday can be within the night, whereas on Sunday they’re scheduled to coach from 2pm.
According to the Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi, managed by India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences, the AQI within the metropolis was “likely to be in upper end of severe category” on Friday. “The air quality is likely to improve marginally but remain in severe category from 04.11.2023 to 06.11.2023. The outlook for subsequent six days: The air quality is likely to remain in severe to very poor category,” the ministry stated in a bulletin on Friday.
Sri Lanka are additionally preserving an in depth eye on the AQI and should select to cancel their coaching session on Saturday if air pollution ranges stay excessive. A crew supply stated an AQI of 400 had been talked about as a cut-off mark, although they could take warning even when that quantity is decrease.
Several of the gamers in Sri Lanka’s squad have already skilled playing cricket in polluted Delhi air, after they performed a Test at this venue in late 2017. On that event a number of gamers had come off the sector to vomit within the dressing room, whereas others acquired on-field medical consideration for respiratory issues. At least 5 Sri Lanka fielders had additionally come out to area in masks.
On Wednesday, forward of India’s World Cup match in opposition to Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma had expressed concern over the worsening air quality in Mumbai, and elsewhere within the nation, saying you will need to make sure that future generations can reside “without any fear” in India. On the identical day, the BCCI stated it will not enable any fireworks shows for the remaining video games in Mumbai and Delhi due to the air-quality concern.