It seems the infamous Delhi smog has bitten the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team that is playing the final Test at Feroz Shah Kotla. We saw Sri Lankan players donning masks on the second day of the Test when Virat Kohli was on fire and breaching one milestone after the other. The play was stopped for 16 minutes due to smog. The levels of air quality have dipped, Delhi saw it last year as well. This year citing the smog menace the Delhi government banned the sale of firecrackers as well.
ALSO READ: Delhi smog hits cricket match, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews wear mask while fielding– See Photos
Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli got dismissed just after the smog halt, which happened for 16 minutes. This may have broken the concentration of the Indian batsman, which forced Indian coach Ravi Shastri to step into the field of play to intervene. The high-octane drama ended when Virat Kohli finally lost cool and declared with India on 519 for 5.
This has drawn a lot of flak for the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. This is how Twitter reacted to this event and also a few hilarious tweets that grabbed the limelight.
Sir @ArvindKejriwal bhot bezzati ho rahi Hai….boldo ki ye #DelhiSmog bhi modi ji ne Kiya Hai !!!! _
— ______, ___ _________ !! (@i_upasana) December 3, 2017
What do you guys practice in nets, Excuse play? #INDvSL #INDvsSL #ViratKohli #KingKohli #DelhiSmog #Delhi #StarSports
— kishore kishoo (@KishoreKishoo) December 3, 2017
#DelhiSmog Vanished All Of A Sudden. None Of The Sri Lankan Batsmen Are Now Wearing Any Mask. _ #INDvSL #INDvsSL
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) December 3, 2017
RT If You Feel Sri Lankan Team Deserves An Oscar. They’re Wasting Their Talent In Cricket. #DelhiSmog #INDvSL #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/7F6oHkKJYG
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) December 3, 2017
Summary Of Sri Lankan Cricket Today. #INDvSL #INDvsSL #DelhiSmog #SmogInDelhi #Kohli pic.twitter.com/6YRiYe9c3F
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) December 3, 2017
Really sad state this, when they have to come out and play with masks on. And to think about the people who go through this plight on a daily basis. Pictures compare the AQI in #Delhi with that in #Trivandrum and #SriLanka. #INDvSL #DelhiSmog pic.twitter.com/ViCuXG2OcP
— Govind Sreekumar (@realGovindS) December 3, 2017
Am I the only one who is ashamed of seeing players wearing masks in the field in the nation’s capital ?!#INDvSL #DelhiSmog
— Akshay Vaidya (@OmPhatSwaha) December 3, 2017
____ __ @ArvindKejriwal ____ ______ __ ______ _____ ____ ___ ___ #INDvSL #DelhiSmog #smog pic.twitter.com/yj3JYDgj3U
— Praveen soni (@Praveen16594703) December 3, 2017
Its in air of delhi only, loosing site always starts making drama here after breathing in it.. be it Shrilanka team or @ArvindKejriwal #INDvSL #INDvsSL
— Aghori (@Aughar_) December 3, 2017
Dear @PMOIndia @ArvindKejriwal ,entire world is watching this #INDvSL match & players are wearing mask during match .When will #delhi be #pollution free. pic.twitter.com/mUbvni8CZ5
— yasir mushtaq (@path2shah) December 3, 2017
Too much drama at Delhi@imVkohli an angry young man called for declaration and will show the world how to bowl in air pollution #INDvSL
— Muhammad Faheem (@MeFaheem) December 3, 2017
1. Kejriwal Ji responsible for Delhi smog
2. It caused interruption in today’s match
3. That caused break in concentration of Kohli
4. Hence, Kejriwal ji is responsible for Kohli not being able to score his maiden triple ton today _#INDvsSL #INDvSL #Smog #DelhiSmog https://t.co/wudqD2dVIS— ______ ___ (____) _ (@IngloriousSadhu) December 3, 2017
ALSO READ: Virat Kohli’s 6th double ton: Best tweet of the day tag goes to Harbhajan Singh. Read his reaction
Waiting for @ArvindKejriwal to enter the stadium in his wagon r and explain odd even thing to srilankan players so they can stop playing when ever they think odds are against them _ #INDvSL
— MaHi (@itzMaHii) December 3, 2017
#Srilanka now___ #INDvSL srilankan pic.twitter.com/KDsSIgyhrh
— ________________ (@mozhifeels) December 3, 2017
And the Oscar for the best acting this year will go to Sri Lankan Cricket Team. #INDvSL
— Abbas Haider (@abbas_haiderr) December 3, 2017
Delhi air gets worse, and it’s turning into a global embarrassment for us. #INDvSL #DelhiPollution #DelhiSmog #iwanttobreathe #wakeup @ArvindKejriwal @PMOIndia @drharshvardhan
— Gaurav Chandna_ (@gauravchandna07) December 3, 2017
#INDvSL https://t.co/RgKV48lccn
— ravi (@greatgujarati) December 3, 2017
The air in Delhi sucks but Sri Lanka suck more than that #INDvSL
— Aravindh (@arvindtwts) December 3, 2017
Good decision by Kohli. Now the Sri Lankan batsmen will whine that they cannot see the ball. #INDvSL
— Ravinaa (@RaveeenaAgg) December 3, 2017
In a first play has been stopped due to bad air #INDvSL hard time some quick action require @ArvindKejriwal sir
— Suhel Yadav (@suhel07) December 3, 2017
This is Delhi ___
Cricket match chal raha ya surgery.@ArvindKejriwal btao zara _#INDvSL
— Salman Shah_ (@troller_account) December 3, 2017
@ArvindKejriwal any words on #INDvSL match situation? Hope your answer will be on air quality and not wicket quality 🙂
— Bakul Krishana (@bakulkrishana) December 3, 2017
