Air quality has been an issue throughout the tournament in India
When the 2023 Rugby World Cup final is and how to watch New Zealand vs South Africa‘s players struggled to breathe as they battled the Mumbai heat and smog during a brutal 50 overs in the field againstC and the air quality dip to levels rated as “very unhealthy”, players on both sides were left gasping for air, with South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen unable to field following his 67-ball innings of 109 and England’s Adil Rashid, already affected by illness, struggling to catch his breath.
“I mean you couldn’t get away from it. You walk out onto the field and your shirt’s soaking wet, and you have a lot heavier breath than you would do, and you know you’ve done your fitness and stuff, it’s not like you’re short on that. So you are very aware of it. “Rash , bless him, I don’t think was great going into the game. He put in a brilliant performance for us. Some of the noises he was making when he was walking back to his mark summed it up, really. Trying to get his breath back. It was tough, but that’s the sort of stuff that you come up against and contend with when you come out to play in India at this time of year.”
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