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Construction dust near MCA-BKC ground troubles Mumbai players

Updated on: 30 January,2026 08:23 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Subodh Mayure | subodh.mayure@mid-day.com

Several Mumbai fielders were forced to wear masks during their Ranji Trophy match against Delhi on Thursday due to pollution caused by nearby construction work at the MCA-BKC ground. After the tea break, players including Sarfaraz Khan, Himanshu Singh and Musheer Khan, along with some support staff, were seen masking up

Construction dust near MCA-BKC ground troubles Mumbai players

Mumbai's Sarfaraz Khan, left, wears a mask while fielding on the first day of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy match against Delhi at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, in Mumbai. Pic/PTI

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It was a testing time for some of Mumbai’s fielders on Thursday due to the pollution arising from construction work going on near the MCA-BKC ground. After the tea break, Sarfaraz Khan, Himanshu Singh, Musheer Khan, and some of the support staff members were seen wearing masks: “Due to the construction, some of our players were having issues breathing, so they put those [masks] on,” said Mohit Awasthi.




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