India captain Rohit Sharma has expressed concern over the worsening air high quality in Mumbai, and elsewhere within the nation, saying it is very important be certain that future generations can stay “without any fear” in India.

“In an ideal world, you do not want a situation like this but I am pretty sure that the concerned people are taking the necessary steps to avoid this kind of situation,” Rohit stated on the eve of India’s World Cup match towards Sri Lanka in Mumbai. “It is not ideal and everyone knows that.

“Looking at our future generations, your youngsters, my child. Obviously it’s important that they get to stay with none worry. Every time I get to talk exterior of cricket, or not discussing cricket, I all the time discuss this. We need to take care of our future generations.”

The issue of air quality had been raised earlier during the World Cup by Joe Root following England’s defeat to South Africa in Mumbai.

“|I’ve not performed in something like that earlier than,” Root had said. “I’ve clearly performed in hotter situations, and possibly extra humid situations. But it simply felt such as you could not get your breath. It was such as you have been eating the air. It was distinctive.

“I mean you couldn’t get away from it. You walk out onto the field and your shirt’s soaking wet, and you have a lot heavier breath than you would do, and you know you’ve done your fitness and stuff, it’s not like you’re short on that. So you are very aware of it … It was tough, but that’s the sort of stuff that you come up against and contend with when you come out to play in India at this time of year.”

With air high quality worsening particularly in Delhi and Mumbai, the BCCI stated it should cease the setting off of fireworks for the remaining World Cup video games within the two cities.

“BCCI is sensitive to environmental concerns. I took up the matter formally with the ICC and there won’t be any fireworks display in Mumbai, which can add to the pollution level.” BCCI secretary Jay Shah stated in a press release. “The board is committed to combating environmental issues and will always place the interest of our fans and stakeholders at the forefront.”

“The BCCI acknowledges the urgent concern surrounding air quality in both Mumbai and New Delhi. While we strive to host the ICC World Cup in a manner befitting the celebration of cricket, we remain steadfast in our commitment to prioritising the health and safety of all our stakeholders.”

On Tuesday, the Bombay High Court had expressed concern over the deteriorating air high quality index in Mumbai whereas taking suo motu cognisance of the difficulty.

Mumbai has three extra video games to host within the World Cup: India vs Sri Lanka on November 2, Afghanistan vs Australia on November 7, and the primary semi-final on November 15. Delhi has simply the one sport to go – Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh on November 6.