Shashi Tharoor slams BCCI venue choice as 411 AQI smog called off Lucknow T20I: 'Visibility too poor to permit a game'

Key Highlights

• The T20I match in Lucknow was abandoned due to severe smog.
• Shashi Tharoor criticized the BCCI for choosing Lucknow as the venue.
• Visibility was too poor, with an AQI of 411, preventing the match from starting.
• The umpires made multiple inspections before deciding to call off the game.
• Tharoor suggested that Kerala would have been a better host for the match.