Nazmul Hasan, President of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), has expressed his disappointment at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for not shifting the venue for the first T20I between India and Bangladesh from Arun Jaitley Stadium despite the severe pollution level in Delhi.

Nazmul, who arrived in Delhi on Saturday (November 2), was surprised by the amount of thick smog in India’s capital while revealing that the BCCI wasn’t in favor to change the venue despite their appeal from the very beginning and he was really disappointed the way Indian board handled the things.

While the air quality levels in Delhi was alarming throughout the last week, despite this, the players from both teams – India and Bangladesh had to practice at the poisoned air of national capital wearing the masks – which raised doubts over whether the first T20I would be held at the Arun Jaitley stadium.

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However, many suggested the BCCI shift the first T20I of the three-match series from Delhi to another venue due to pollution concerns, but the BCB didn’t comment a single word regarding the issue until the Sunday’s (November 3) match in Delhi, as the match played at the scheduled venue on Sunday (November 3) with Bangladesh winning the match by 7 wickets.

Hasan revealed that the BCB was not aware of the pollution level in Delhi and as soon as, they got to know about it, they asked the BCCI to change the venue but President Sourav Ganguly told them that the concerns were raised too late to reschedule the game.

Nazmul told reporters before Delhi match, “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 plunging into hazardous levels). I was not supposed to come here but made the decision suddenly.”

He continued, “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. I could not believe my eyes; I saw smog inside the airport.”

The BCB chief signed off by saying, “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.”

(With Cricbuzz Inputs)