India v Sri Lanka Test match halted by smog in Delhi

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

India v Sri Lanka Test match halted by smog in Delhi

3 December 2017 Cricket

Sri Lanka players wore face masks to combat smog pollution that disrupted the third Test against India in Delhi.

The Indian capital has been plagued by the problem for several weeks.

Sri Lanka had just 10 men on the pitch at one point, despite several players wearing masks, with Lahiru Gamage and fellow bowler Suranga Lakmal leaving the field during the afternoon session.

-snip-

The 29-year-old became the first international captain to score six double centuries, all of them coming in the last 17 months, but the smog prompted him to declare with Sri Lanka players complaining about the conditions and play stopped on three occasions.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/42213491

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Sri Lanka say conditions in smog-hit Indian capital left players vomiting

As the haze worsened, many Sri Lankan players returned from lunch wearing face masks before complaining to umpires, who halted play for 20 minutes to consult with team doctors and match officials.

The match resumed but was interrupted twice more as bowlers Lahiru Gamage and Suranga Lakmal left the field mid-over with breathing difficulties.

“We had players coming off the field and vomiting,” the Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas told reporters after the match.

“There were oxygen cylinders in the change room. It’s not normal for players to suffer in that way while playing the game.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/03/pollution-stops-play-at-delhi-test-match-as-bowlers-struggle-to-breathe