The suspicious issue of air pollution flashed up again in the third and final Test between India and Sri Lanka, with the Lankan seam bowler Suranga Lakmal going off the ground after vomiting at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi on December 5.
After the visitors were bowled out for 373 in their first innings on Day 4, they came out fielding wearing anti-pollution masks. Lakmal had bowled only three overs when he was seen vomiting on the field, after consultation, the pacer went off the ground.
Earlier on December 3, the second session of the play on Sunday saw three interruptions over complaints of air pollution, prompting the Lankans to wear anti-pollution masks at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground. The umpires discussed the issue with the players as the match was halted for around 20 minutes.
After this, the Indian Twitterati felt that the visitors were intentionally wasting time and breaking the rhythm and focus of the Indian batsman. The visiting batsmen were greeted with chants of “losers”, “losers”.
Following the incident, here’s how people react on Twitter:
Sri Lanka paceman Suranga Lakmal vomitted on the field before walking off as Delhi's notorious smog , and they blamed us for lack of sportsmanship. #INDvSL
— Prabath🇱🇰 (@Prabathkv96) December 5, 2017
Suranga Lakmal now vomiting on the field. At least now hope the insensitivity towards Sri Lanka stops #DelhiSmog
— Karthik Lakshmanan (@lk_karthik) December 5, 2017
This crap needs to be controlled. No one faced issues while batting but since they're facing defeat …masks come out. Great excuse to hide their faces #Oscar worthy acting @HaydosTweets @RusselArnold69 @kartikmurali @ESPNcricinfo @ICC @virendersehwag #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/t2uCQpppal
— Jitendra Soni (@jdsoni7) December 5, 2017
