Shikhar Dhawan while admitting that there was pollution, said that such things can't come in the way of going doing one's job professionally.
Shikhar Dhawan has questioned the Sri Lankas players approach to the pollution issue during the Delhi Test saying that it cannot come in the way of going doing one's job professionally.
Delhi's viability as an international sports venue has been called into question after Sri Lankan players complained of breathing problems due to smog and continued to wear anti-pollution masks in the ongoing third Test against India here.
"I can't hide the fact that there is pollution but if you have been assigned a job then you have to go ahead and do it," Dhawan said at the end of the fourth day.
He added that a lot of Indian players from other states are adjusting to the prevailing conditions in the national capital.
Asked if he sympathised with the Sri Lankans, Dhawan replied: "There are a lot of players in our team who are not used to this pollution thing in Delhi as they come from other states. But if you have been assigned a job (to play), you can't let anything come on its way. That's my thinking because not everyone in our team is from Delhi. The situation is same for them also."
On the fourth day, the Sri Lanka players once again wore anti-pollution masks while pacers Suranga Lakmal and Mohammed Shami threw up on the field.
Dhawan said. "I would never say that there is no pollution in Delhi. Of course there is pollution. During winters, there is a lot of smog, so whatever the situation is, we need to adjust accordingly. When you are playing for the country, you have to do your job," the opener said.
Dhawan said that the Sri Lankans, who primarily come from cities surrounded by sea, may be facing some problems.
"May be they are uncomfortable. May be there is less pollution in Sri Lanka. There are more beaches in Sri Lanka. It's natural that a city surrounded by beaches won't have much pollution.
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