Mumbai Players Forced To Wear Face Masks During Ranji Trophy Game. This Is The Reason
Home team Mumbai's players were on Thursday forced to put on face masks to protect themselves from pollution caused by construction on the first day of their Ranji Trophy tie against Delhi.
- Mumbai players wore face masks during their Ranji Trophy match against Delhi due to pollution
- Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, and Himanshu Singh were seen wearing masks in the third session
- The AQI at MCA-BKC Ground was around 160, classified as “unhealthy” during the match
Home team Mumbai's players were on Thursday forced to put on face masks to protect themselves from pollution caused by construction on the first day of their Ranji Trophy tie against Delhi. India and Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan, his younger brother Musheer Khan and spinner Himanshu Singh were seen wearing face masks during the third session's play here at the MCA-BKC Ground. The AQI (air quality index) on Thursday hovered around 160 with the conditions being “unhealthy”, as the players fought it out on the field. While pollution levels have remained high in the city, it is not common among players to wear face masks while playing.
But a building construction site right next to the MCA-BKC Ground clearly aggravated the situation on Thursday afternoon.
For about half-an-hour or so, the three Mumbai players wore face masks while fielding but got rid of them later on.
“There wasn't any banter (about it), but new (building) construction work is being carried out here and because of that the players were feeling the pollution and having issues in breathing, so they put those on,” said Mumbai pacer Mohit Avasthi when asked about the players wearing masks.