'This indeed is emergency': R Ashwin tweets about quality of air in Delhi ahead of India-Bangladesh clash

Despite facing criticism for the deteriorating air quality in Delhi post the Diwali celebration, BCCI has still decided to go ahead with the India-Bangladesh match.

With only a day to go before the opening T20 International between the two sides in the national capital, the situation pertaining to the air pollution is showing no signs of easing out. 

Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin - who is not a part of the squad for the series - labelled the entire situation as an 'emergency'.

He tweeted “The quality of air in Delhi is really scary, the oxygen we breathe is the basic requisite for mankind on this planet. This indeed is emergency".

The quality of air in Delhi is really scary, the oxygen we breathe is the basic requisite for mankind on this planet. This indeed is emergency. #AirQualityIndex #pollution

— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) November 2, 2019

According to BCCI, it isn't quite possible to shift the game to another venue in such a short period and both sets of players are going to play at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. They will probably be wearing masks on the field. 

Many Bangladesh players were even spotted wearing masks during their practice sessions on Thursday and Friday.

However, the stand-in Indian skipper Rohit Sharma sounded confident and said, “I have just landed and haven’t had time to assess. As far as I know, the game is to be played on November 3 and will be played”.