Bangladesh chose to train amid deadly air pollution in Delhi
Bangladesh captain Shakib al Hasan puts mask on during practice on Saturday, Cricfrenzy
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Bangladesh have a training session on Saturday evening amidst severe air pollution in the capital of India, Delhi, after cancelling Friday's session.
However, their counterpart Sri Lanka cancelled Saturday's training session following advice from team doctors.
New Delhi is regularly ranked as one of the most polluted cities on the planet, with its annual smog problem blamed for hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year.
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On Saturday it again ranked the city with the most noxious air on the planet, according to monitoring firm IQAir.
World Cup organisers this week banned fireworks at matches in Mumbai and Delhi to avoid worsening air pollution levels in both cities.
The two teams are scheduled to play their World Cup league match in Delhi on Monday.
