Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan shared his disappointment on Sunday (November 3) that the first T20I between India and Bangladesh was played in New Delhi despite having the weather issue.

“To be honest it is not something like we have known about it earlier. When we came to know about it, at the last minute, we had contacted them. I was scared (based on) what I have seen on the internet (about the air quality levels in Delhi),” Nazmul Hasan told reporters.

“I was not supposed to come here but made the decision suddenly. I was keeping in touch with the coach along with Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur, and they said that though there is a problem they will be able to manage it. At that point I thought unless I go I cannot understand the gravity of it,” he added.

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“I could not believe my eyes, I saw smog inside the airport. It was not dew, it was smog. In the morning when I came out, the condition was even worse. From that point I was saying how can we play? We are not seeing anything and that is the reality. From the very beginning they [BCCI] were saying that they cannot change it. They said that we were too late to inform them about our concerns. I was disappointed about it,” Nazmul Hasan concluded.

Delhi’s air quality has become poor since Diwali and on Sunday the air quality was pretty worse but the game took place and Bangladesh won the game. The second T20I will take place on November 7, Thursday.