Indian skipper Rohit Sharma had made everyone take notice of the severe air pollution in Mumbai when he posted a photo on his Instagram story from his flight from Lucknow to Mumbai. The rampant construction and redevelopment projects in the city have made the air toxic and the falling AQI levels have caused respiratory ailments in many citizens.
India will play Sri Lanka in the capital of Maharashtra on November 2nd at the Wankhede Stadium. And while addressing the pre-match presser, Rohit Sharma talked about the air quality of Mumbai and hinted that as a parent, he sees it as a worry. Rohit, who has a five-year-old daughter, said the future generations deserve a clean environment.
“In an ideal world, you do not want a situation like this, but I am pretty sure that the concerned people are taking all the necessary steps. But these situations are not ideal. Looking at the future generations, your kids, my kid, it is important that they get to live without any fear. Every time, I get to speak outside of cricket, I always say that we must take care of our future generation,” Rohit was quoted as saying.
Even the BCCI took cognizance of the situation in Mumbai and announced that there will be no fireworks display in the stadium and mentioned that they are "sensitive to environmental concerns."
The issue of Mumbai’s poor air quality was also put to Sri Lankan cricket team coach Chris Silverwood.
He said: “No, listen, we can only play in the conditions that are there, so we have got to prepare for them, make sure we are ready for any conditions that we may come.”
(PTI inputs)
