After Virat Kohli declared the innings and Sri Lanka took the bat again, Indian bowlers were bowling without any masks.
While Sri Lanka's cricketers have been complaining of the air quality and no-so-healthy playing conditions during the Delhi test, the Indian players seemed unperturbed by the issue- that is till Mohammed Shami started vomiting also.
Delhi's smog and air pollution has been the biggest talking point during the third Test between India and Sri Lanka at Feroz Shah Kotla. However, Team India did not seem much bothered by the issue so far.
When India returned to bat on Tuesday, Sri Lankan players wore face masks again. Suranga Lakmal looked particularly troubled and started throwing up soon. He had to go off-field for a while.
After Kohli declared the innings and Sri Lanka took the bat again, Indian bowlers came without the masks and looked untroubled by pollution concern but then Mohammed Shami was also seen puking.
Just after taking a wicket in the sixth over on the fourth day, the right-arm seamer Mohammed Shami was seen holding his chest and started throwing up. The 12th man for India came on the field with medical kit to Shami’s aid. The bowler was changed with spinner Ravindra Jadeja in the next over. While the reason for Shami’s sickness is not clear, it clearly shifts the focus on smog in Delhi.
Ironically, it was Shami who had spoken on Team India's behalf on Monday, saying that pollution levels are definitely a concern but Indian players are used to the conditions.
"Obviously this pollution is a problem but it wasn’t as much as it was being shown. It could be that we’re used to it,” the right-arm bowler had said.
On Sunday, Sri Lanka seamers Suranga Lakmal and Lahiru Gamage struggled on the field and started throwing up. The two bowlers went back to the stadium before a frustrated Virat Kohli had declared the innings.
The dramatic turn of events prompted much criticism over the scheduling of match at the stadium amid pollution concerns. BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary, at a press conference on Monday, said that the cricket governing body will become more careful about scheduling cricket in the capital city in future.
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