Amid the dangerous coronavirus pandemic across the globe and locked down in many places including India, India opener Rohit Sharma, an environment enthusiast, has tried to find some positive things. He said that it was pleasing to see pictures of dolphins swimming near the shores here. Rohit Sharma also said that with no traffic on the roads due to the lockdown in the state, the situation might get better with time.
“Pleasing to see pictures of dolphins swimming near the shores of Mumbai, it shows us that if we tweak our ways we can make a huge difference in finding a balance with nature,” Rohit Sharma said in a tweet.
An old man, aged 65 who arrived here from UAE via Ahmedabad passed away due to COVID-19 late on Monday night, taking the death count due to the novel coronavirus in Maharashtra to four. The death count across India is now 11 and the total number of coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra increased to 101 after four new cases were detected since Monday night and it is near 600 across the country as well.
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Coronavirus has affected not only everyone’s lives but also sporting events across the globe which not only included the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League but also many international series where no decision took place as the situation has not changed much in the last few days amid the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country as well as globally. Moreover, the BCCI has cancelled a conference call that was scheduled to take place between the board and the IPL team owners to discuss the next step.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said that he doesn’t have an answer about this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) amid the lockdown to combat the COVID-19 pandemic all over the country. The BCCI postponed the IPL which was earlier scheduled to begin from March 29 to April 15 after the government suspended all visas, barring few important categories like diplomatic and employment which made impossible for foreign players to participate in the tournament.
