The Sri Lankan cricket team halted proceedings in the third Test against India complaining of difficulty in breathing. PLAY WAS HALTED THRICEThe play was halted for 17 minutes in the post-lunch session after visiting players, led by their skipper Dinesh Chandimal, wanted to leave the field of play complaining of severe pollution. Chandimal walked up to the on-field umpires Joel Wilson and Nigel Llong to complain about the poor air quality, complaining that his fast bowler was finding it difficult to breathe. The BCCI has never been forced to shift the venue of a Test match as the air quality improves during the month of December. On further dip in air quality, the AQI will turn "severe" and "emergency" when it goes off-scale.

Source: India Today December 03, 2017 08:39 UTC