Medics on Monday urged cricket’s governing body to revise its rulebook after a Test match between India and Sri Lanka went ahead in the capital despite players vomiting and wheezing for air. International cricketers returned on Monday for day three of the third Test even as air pollution at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium soared to hit 18 times the World Health Organisation’s safe level. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) condemned the decision, warning that playing in such conditions put athletes’ health at serious risk. India’s powerful cricket board Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) accused Sri Lanka of making a “big fuss”, pointing to Indian skipper Virat Kohli who hit a record sixth Test double century despite the smog. The concentration of such particles on Monday hit 448, compared to a maximum level of 25 considered safe by the World Health Organisation over a 24-hour period.

Source: Pakistan Today December 05, 2017 05:15 UTC