Ex-South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes says Delhi’s AQI is ‘hard to digest’, Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma responds

Passing through Delhi en route to Ranchi this evening, and as always, it’s hard to digest the low levels of air quality here. Am grateful to be living in a small fishing village in South Goa ##AQI #whats2Bdone pic.twitter.com/3ctZELJmRN

— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) November 9, 2025

“Passing through Delhi en route to Ranchi this evening, and as always, it’s hard to digest the low levels of air quality here. Am grateful to be living in a small fishing village in South Goa ##AQI #whats2Bdone,” Rhodes wrote on X.

The post went viral after Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma responded on Monday, stating that Delhi’s poor air quality is world-famous. Sharma responded, “Jonty Rhodes now lives in South Goa !! Aur ab Delhi ki Air Quality ke charche to global hain…. usska kya hi kahain.”

See the post here:

Jonty Rhodes now lives in South Goa !!
Aur ab Delhi ki Air Quality ke charche to global hain…. Usska Kya hi kahain. https://t.co/f9cul6vwTv

— Vijay Shekhar Sharma (@vijayshekhar) November 10, 2025

The interaction quickly gained traction with several users chiming in their viewpoints on the ongoing air crisis in Delhi-NCR. “It’s so pathetic. No one cares. Moments like this make me weak about India. And its growth story. The motivation fizzles,” a user wrote. “Delhi’s air crisis persists; Jonty’s Goa move reflects need for action, not just talk,” another user commented.

Many reacted, stating that nothing is going to change because Delhi’s air pollution is beyond repair.

Meanwhile, Delhi’s air quality worsened on Tuesday, from the “very poor” to the “severe” category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the national capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 423 as of 9 am.

The most polluted areas included Bawana (462), Wazirpur (460), Mundka (450), Punjabi Bagh (451), Rohini (451), Jahangirpuri (448), Nehru Nagar (448), Mathura Road (447), Dwarka Sector-8 (445), and Anand Vihar (442), as of 7.00 AM.

Other locations, including Shadipur (388), DTU (371), Dilshad Garden (293), Lodhi Road (288), and NSIT Dwarka (228), continued to record air quality in the ‘very poor’ range early Tuesday.