Sourav Ganguly urged to shift first Bangladesh T20I out of Delhi

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is being urged by environmentalists to shift first India vs. Bangladesh T20I on Sunday out of capital city of Delhi due to concerns of deteriorating air quality. Environmentalist organisations wrote a letter to Ganguly, regarding same. Air pollution in Delhi has been an issue since decades after pollution levels are ted to rise every winter due to multiple factors including Diwali celebrations.

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Health risks for players and spectators alike

Jyoti Pande from 'Care for Air' and Ravina Raj Kohli from 'My Right to Brea' in ir letter mentioned declining quality of air in Indian capital.  letter mentioned physiological nature of aerobic activity which would force players to take deeper breaths and leave m more vulnerable to toxins in air for a period of three to four hours. letter furr added risks posed to thousands of match spectators in stands. 

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A similar incident happened in December 2017 when Sri Lanka was being hosted in a Test match in what is w kwn as Arun Jaitley Stadium at Delhi. Some of players fell ill while y wore face masks to continue playing in game. Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, had earlier mentioned how his government was hoping that air pollution levels in Delhi do t affect first T20I against Bangladesh. re have been reported replies to letter from BCCI yet.

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Controversy-ridden Bangladesh to face India in tour

Only a week ago, Bangladesh's participation for ir scheduled tour of India was uncertain. An agitation led by senior player Shakib Al Hasan saw Bangladeshi players joining hands to fight for ir rights against Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Although board ackwledged players' demands and agitation was called off, in a major turn of events - Shakib himself got handed a two-year ban by ICC for failing to disclose approaches he received from bookies. 

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