The veteran Indian opener, Rohit Sharma has currently going through the rehabilitation of his right calf injury which he sustained during the fifth T20I in New Zealand. He was ruled out of the remaining part of the tour due to the injury. He wasn’t even part of the Indian team for the three-match ODI series against South Africa.
Unfortunately, rain ruined the first match at Dharamshala, which was abandoned without the toss happening. But the recent outbreak of the coronavirus has led to the remaining series being postponed to a later date. Not only this series but the remainder of the cricket all around the world have either been postponed or canceled.
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Apart from the international fixtures, the much-awaited 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has also been suspended till April 15. The coronavirus outbreak has taken more than 6500 lives all over the world while more than 170,000 people have been affected by the virus. However, on a positive note, more than 77,000 people have successfully recovered from the disease which has been declared COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).
In a video message, Rohit urged the people to take all precautionary steps to stay safe amid the outbreak. In a video on his official Twitter handle, he was heard saying, “I just wanted to talk about a few things. The last few weeks have been a tough time for all of us and the world has come to a standstill, which is very sad to see.”
Stay safe everyone. pic.twitter.com/2ABy1XUeTP
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) March 16, 2020
He further added, “The only way we can get back to normal is by all of us coming together. How we can do that? By little smart, little proactive, knowing our surroundings, and as and when we get any symptoms, informing your nearest medical authorities. We all want kids to go to school, to go to malls, we all want to watch movies in theatres. I appreciate the efforts of doctors and nurses around the world who have put their lives at risk by taking care of people who have tested positive.”
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Rohit is supposed to lead the defending champions Mumbai Indians in the upcoming season of the IPL, which has now been suspended till April 15 and even then there are question marks on whether the tournament will be played or not.
