Smog has become especially alarming in the past two years, casting doubt on the future of sports events in South Asia 0SHARES Share Tweet Email Sri Lankan players wear mask due to pollution in New Delhi. PHOTO: AFP NEW DELHI: Unprecedented scenes of Sri Lankan cricketers wearing face masks have reignited debate about hosting major sports in heavily polluted New Delhi, where doctors are increasingly vocal about the health risks posed by smog. Medics urged cricket’s governing body to revise its rulebook after the third Test match between India and Sri Lanka went ahead in the capital despite players visibly struggling and wheezing for air. Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal vomited twice on the ground while fielding on day four of the match on Tuesday, before returning to the dressing room looking pale and sick. Indian capital choked by smog as emergency measures fail to offer respite Groundsmen rushed in to cover the spot with sand and sawdust as air pollution at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium soared to hit 15 times the World Health Organization’s safe level. A doctor present at the stadium examined three Sri Lankan players and said their vitals were normal. But the visiting side had complained…