'Tuff' conditions see two Bangladesh players vomit during T20I opener in Delhi

The first T20I between India and Bangladesh in Delhi became a victim of the smog engulfing the city leading to Bangladesh's Soumya Sarkar and one other player to throw up on the field during a successful run chase, ESPNCricInfo reported. 

There were concerns about alarming levels of toxic air made conditions unfavourable, however, the guests did not succumb to it and won the first match against India by seven wickets. 

Bangladesh’s veteran batsman Mushfiqur Rahim admitted to the difficulties and said that his team were finding it problematic to cope since their arrival however, the batsman assured that the polluted air would not hinder his focus.

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"Pollution is not an issue for me. I was more concerned about facing the opposition bowlers than worry about pollution," Mushfiqur told reporters.

"Irrespective of the condition we had to play. Since the moment we arrived in India it was like this and we did cope up with the weather and performed on match day," he added.

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly took to social media site Twitter to thank both teams for playing under “tuff” conditions.   

The second T20I between India and Bangladesh will be played on Thursday.