India, Jan. 30 -- On the first day of the Ranji Trophy match at the MCA's Sharad Pawar Indoor Cricket Academy in BKC on Thursday, there was a tad too much of Delhi. Not only were they Mumbai's opponents on the field but it seemed as if they had brought some of Delhi's poor air to city as well.

In an unusual sight on a cricket ground - or any professional sporting arena, for that matter -some Mumbai players could be seen fielding with a mask on. And once again, while the Central Pollution Control Board data should the AQI (air quality index) to be 'satisfactory' on ground it felt much worse. Construction work on a new building site adjacent to the MCA-BKC ground carried dust to the playing arena.

At least three Mumbai players were spotte...