[PICTURE] Is it fair to play cricket in poor air quality cities?

[JaDed]

Isn't it a bit irrational that your ( I mean Indian) focus seems to be on moving the champions trophy.

These types of things need time to be rubber stamped and formalised. It cannot be done by the time of CT just to punish Pakistan ( even though currently the pollution complaints by players focus only on India).

I gave the ICC 5 years to pull together a plan because roughly it will take that amount of time and it gives the chance for boards to try to take some mitigating steps.

However perhaps I was wrong and something needs to be done sooner. Let's start from the next T20 world cup. It gives some time for mitigation but also keeps your desired urgency. Win win situation I hope you agree.

The boards have no control over industries in India, a pressure tactic won’t be enough to make India go Green as that requires an entirely different approach.

I would say it should be upto the players, for example IPL, no player is forced to come to India, similar should be for ICC trophies.

Also the entire country’s AQI cannot be measured by New Delhi which seems to be the premise.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

The boards have no control over industries in India, a pressure tactic won’t be enough to make India go Green as that requires an entirely different approach.

I would say it should be upto the players, for example IPL, no player is forced to come to India, similar should be for ICC trophies.

Also the entire country’s AQI cannot be measured by New Delhi which seems to be the premise.

The OP contains image of Kolkata and the title says "cities" not countries bro.

It's Indians who have focused on New Delhi or taken it as criticism of India as a country.

 

[Bhaijaan]

All the haters, it’s your time to apologize and acknowledge the Badshaahat of Delhi. The greatest city in the subcontinent by far.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1900917505394155612

 

[Hellion]

If this is implemented all cricket in Pakistan should really be stopped. Indus has quite a few venues where air quality isn't that much of an issue

 

[DeadlyVenom]

All the haters, it’s your time to apologize and acknowledge the Badshaahat of Delhi. The greatest city in the subcontinent by far.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1900917505394155612

It's a really good step. Even if we forget about cricket then the people of that area deserve to have a fair shot at life.

 

[topspin]

All the haters, it’s your time to apologize and acknowledge the Badshaahat of Delhi. The greatest city in the subcontinent by far.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1900917505394155612

The above can be found in the comment section under the video shown below:

 

[Bhaijaan]

@DeadlyVenom

It was great to watch Pakistan vs New Zealand in absolute fine air quality today. One could tell from miles away Pakistan cricket team was absolute garbage.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

@DeadlyVenom

It was great to watch Pakistan vs New Zealand in absolute fine air quality today. One could tell from miles away Pakistan cricket team was absolute garbage.

Air quality is related to health and well being of players. A serious topic that for some reason Indians are taking far too personally.

 

[Hellion]

Terrible air quality

 

[Devadwal]

@DeadlyVenom

It was great to watch Pakistan vs New Zealand in absolute fine air quality today. One could tell from miles away Pakistan cricket team was absolute garbage.

Bhaijaan air Quality has nothing to do with performance.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

What exactly are BCCI thinking holding a test match in Delhi in November? It's easily the worst time for air-quality in India and Pakistan, especially in cities like Delhi and Lahore where it reaches dangerous levels. I guess they want to see a repeat of the 2017 Sri Lanka test where players come out to play with face masks on, and start throwing up on the boundary.