Published 13:00 IST, October 28th 2019
India-Bangladesh T20I to be held in Delhi despite poor air quality
The 1st T20I between India and Bangladesh will be held in Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium as planned despite poor air quality. It will be played on November 3.
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India have h a very good time post ir World Cup 2019 debacle where y h suffered a heartbreaking loss at hands of New Zealand in semi-final. Since n, Men In Blue h an outstanding Caribbean tour where y h defeated West Indies across all three formats. y n h a successful Test series against South Africa where India registered a clean sweep over Proteas. focus w shifts to upcoming series against Banglesh which starts from vember 3. However, re seems to be a small concern but as per reports, things will take place very smoothly.
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1st T20I to be played as per schedule
According to BCCI sources, first of three-match T20I between India and Banglesh, which will be held at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stium will go on as planned despite poor air quality in Delhi deteriorating post-Diwali.
"We h taken permission from Delhi Pollution Control Committee and y gave vember 3 as clear day so we decided to fix Delhi venue after ir consultation," BCCI sources said.
When asked what would happen if situation worsened BCCI source said, "As of w everything is fixed and I don't see any change in plan." morning after Diwali, air quality in Delhi dipped to 'very poor' category according to System of Air Quality and Wear Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'. most polluted locations post-Diwali are Delhi University (rth Campus), Pusa, Rohini-Punjabi Bagh, Wazirpur, Jahangirpuri, DTU, and Bawana. Poor air quality has been a concern in Delhi. In December 2017, Sri Lanka players find it difficult to brea during Test match in Delhi and even wore masks while fielding.
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Banglesh Tour of India
Banglesh Cricket Team will be touring India for a bilateral series next month. Both teams will be playing three T20Is and two Test matches from vember 3 to 26. Meanwhile, this will also be first instance where Banglesh will be playing a T20I series and a full Test series in India. Test series will be a part of ICC World Test Championship.
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(With ANI Inputs)
11:55 IST, October 28th 2019