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16:02, 04-Dec-2017
Cricket: Kohli’s 243 inspires India’s charge at smog-hit Dehli
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India cricketer Virat Kohli smashed a career-best 243 on his home ground but it was Delhi's notorious smog which dominated discussion after Sunday's play in the third and final test against Sri Lanka.
Concentrations of the smallest and most harmful airborne pollutants in Delhi, one of the world's most polluted capitals, hit 384 – 15 times the World Health Organization maximum – before returning to levels considered just "unhealthy," the US embassy website showed.
Heavy smog hit Dehli /VCG Photo
Heavy smog hit Dehli /VCG Photo
The majority of the Sri Lankan players returned from the second day's lunch break wearing masks as the seasonal haze affecting the region thickened over the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.
The second session witnessed two stoppages, of 17 and five minutes, as Lahiru Gamage and his pace colleague Suranga Lakmal both left the field finding it difficult to breath.
Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas said a couple of his players vomited in the dressing room but denied the tourists at any stage pressed for stopping the game.
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