ISLAMABAD : Pakistan have moved next week’s second test against Sri Lanka from Lahore to Rawalpindi because of worsening smog, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday.
Rawalpindi is currently hosting the opening match of the two-test series, while the second test will go ahead as scheduled from November 17-21 at the same venue.
Lahore has been struggling with deteriorating air quality in recent weeks as seasonal smog blankets large parts of Pakistan during the winter months.
According to Swiss air-quality monitoring company IQAir, Lahore is currently the world’s most polluted major city.
Air pollution has disrupted cricket schedules in Pakistan on previous occasions. Smog forced the relocation of a limited-overs series against Zimbabwe from Lahore to Rawalpindi in 2020, while a test against New Zealand was moved from Multan to Karachi in 2022 for similar reasons.
