On Thursday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly confirmed that the T20I match between India and Bangladesh in Delhi will be taking place as planned. When ANI contacted the BCCI president to ask whether the match in Delhi would take place, he replied: “Yes, it will”. 

The recent reports have suggested that the air quality in Delhi has witnessed a drastic decline in recent times and it slipped into the ‘severe’ category in several places across the city. The degrading pollution almost forced the fans to urge the BCCI to shift the match from Delhi. 

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Former cricketer and current BJP lawmaker Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday said that pollution is a bigger concern than a cricket match.  As per the quotes in ANI, Gambhir said, “It is a far serious issue than having a game of cricket or any other sports matches happens in Delhi.”

He further added, “For us, I think people living in Delhi should be more concerned about the pollution levels rather than the cricket match that happens. The severity of the pollution problem has decreased somewhat compared to the past. It was only with the efforts of the people of Delhi. If the pollution problem is high, the match should be held as an alternative venue.”

Significantly, the BCCI has already taken permission from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for the match and the committee has declared the day of November 3 as a clear day. After consulting the committee, the BCCI decided to retain the location of the match.

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The first T20I of the three-match series between India and Bangladesh is scheduled to be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium on November 3. The T20I series will be followed by a Two-match Test series commencing on November 14 at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.