Cricket Stars Choke in India’s Toxic Air as Pollution Shrouds World Cup

  • India captain voices concerns, UK player seen using an inhaler
  • Smoggy air being broadcast globally ahead of India Olympic bid
The Arun Jaitley Stadium shrouded in smog in New Delhi on Nov. 6.Photographer: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images
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India’s worsening smog has been called out by global cricket stars as they compete in suffocating conditions during the men’s world cup, highlighting the country’s noxious air ahead of its bid to host the Olympic Games.