India captain Rohit Sharma returned home to prepare for the Men in Blue’s next ICC ODI World Cup 2023 encounter against Sri Lanka in Mumbai, to be played on November 2nd, 2023. However, he was stunned by the extremely poor air quality of the city.
Mumbai’s weather has been a matter of concern over the last couple of weeks. As per CPCB, Air Quality Index (AQI) in Mumbai stands at 161 on Tuesday morning, which falls in the ‘moderate’ category.
The worst air quality has been recorded at Bandra Kurla Complex where the AQI levels have touched 257, followed by Sion where the AQI stands at 218, Bandra East’s Kherwadi area (198) and Navy Nagar in Colaba (189).
The AQI for Monday was no better. It was 143 on Monday morning while it stood at 152 on Sunday. An AQI rating of 0-50 is considered to be good, 51-100 is rated as satisfactory, 101-200 is classified as moderate, 201-300 is poor and 301-400 is very poor. Above 400 AQI is rated as severe.
Mumbai, What’s Happened: Rohit Sharma Concerned About Poor Air Quality
India skipper Rohit Sharma’s recent Instagram tale on Mumbai’s weather is guaranteed to raise eyebrows. The Indian team arrived in the city on Monday in preparation for their upcoming World Cup 2023 match against Sri Lanka on Thursday.
From his flight, Rohit provided an overhead glimpse of Mumbai. As a dense smog enveloped the city, little was seen in the photo.
“Mumbai, yeh kya ho gaya (Mumbai, what’s happened)?” Rohit captained the photo with a mask-wearing emoji.
Rohit is not the only cricketer to be surprised by Mumbai’s terrible air quality during this World Cup. During England’s matches, Joe Root also grumbled about it.
“I’ve not played in anything like that before. I’ve obviously played in hotter conditions, and probably more humid conditions. But it just felt like you couldn’t get your breath. It was like you were eating the air. It was unique,” Root had said.
