Clayton Murzello: Delhi can't mask its infamy
Updated On: 07 December, 2017 07:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello
<p>Feroz Shah Kotla is a venue that has attracted controversy like moths to a flame, and the latest smog issue will not leave happy memories</p>
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Sri Lankan players wear anti-pollution masks during the third Test against India at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi on Tuesday. Pic/PTI
If a history on the Feroz Shah Kotla is to be written, it won't be a glorious one. It's a venue that has attracted controversy like moths to a flame and therefore some find it hard to believe that Delhi continues to be a leading cricket destination in India. The pollution controversy in the just-concluded India v Sri Lanka Test match provides for another example of visiting teams not having happy memories of an international game there.
The Sri Lankans experienced the rough end of the stick in 2009 as well, when Kumar Sangakkara's one-day team had to bat on a dangerous Kotla pitch for 23.3 overs before the December 27 match was abandoned by International Cricket Council match referee Alan Hurst. The former Australia fast bowler said he considered using the adjoining pitch, but it was not "adequately prepared."
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