India Vs Bangladesh 1st T20i

India vs Bangladesh: 'Rahim is an underrated batsman,' Twitter salutes Mushfiqur for visitors' landmark T20I win

Mushfiqur Rahim hit an unbeaten half-century to power Bangladesh to their first-ever Twenty20 international victory over India in New Delhi on Sunday.

India vs Bangladesh 1st T20I, Weather Update in Delhi: Poor air quality notwithstanding first T20I to go ahead as planned

India and Bangladesh will aim to find the perfect balance and winning momentum as they take on each other in three-match series starting on Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

India vs Bangladesh: Civic agencies intensify water sprinkling around Arun Jaitley Stadium to curb pollution ahead of first T20I in Delhi

Questions have been raised over the rationale behind hosting the match in Delhi at a time when the national capital is battling post-Diwali air pollution

India vs Bangladesh 1st T20: Bangladesh cricketers prepare for New Delhi T20I wearing masks

Bangladesh cricketers Liton Das, Shafiul Islam, Aminul Islam and bowling coach Daniel Vettori all wore masks in their final training for the Twenty20 international but captain Mahmudullah Riyad said no player had been affected by the extreme conditions.

India vs Bangladesh: Ex-batsman Gautam Gambhir feels first T20I in New Delhi should not go ahead due to pollution concerns

Earlier in the day, Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly had confirmed that the match in Delhi will go ahead as planned.

India vs Bangladesh: Environmentalists urge BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to shift first T20I from New Delhi due to pollution concerns

Environmentalists wrote to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday, requesting him to consider moving the first India-Bangladesh T20 outside Delhi as the rapidly deteriorating air quality could prove a health risk for the players and thousands of spectators.