NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh team cancelled its training session at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Friday evening due to poor air quality prevailing in the Capital. Bangladesh are here for their match against Sri Lanka on November 6.
Bangladesh had a practice session scheduled from 6 pm but they decided to call it off by afternoon seeing the excessive pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) around the Arun Jaitley Stadium had touched nearly 450 PM2 on Friday.
"We had planned a training session but seeing the conditions we decided to cancel it. We still have another couple of days. The players were struggling outside yesterday (Thursday). They were coughing a lot. There is always a risk that one might fall sick," Bangladesh team director Khaled Mahmud said on Friday.
"If conditions improve on Saturday, well and good. Else, we may still have to turn up. We have to accept the conditions and move ahead. Our priority is to see that everyone stays fit," he added.
