India is going through a nationwide lockdown for 21 days which started last week during the ever-increasing cases of the coronavirus pandemic that has not stopped the Pandya brothers from playing at home. Hardik Pandya and his older brother Krunal were supposed to have taken the field against Chennai Super King (CSK) for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday.
However, with the tournament currently suspended till April 15, they had to make do with some close-quarters cricket at home with family members instead. Krunal Pandya uploaded the video of them playing on Instagram and captioned it as, “We can have fun indoors too. Please stay home and be safe everyone”
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After a clip of them playing, the two brothers can be seen cleansing their hands with sanitizer. “Stay safe everyone,” Krunal says, turning to the camera.
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Soon Hardik came up saying, “We urge everyone to avoid going out. You can have fun indoors as well, just like me and my family are having.” While, Krunal said, “We urge everyone to maintain the lockdown and stop the spread of coronavirus.” Concluding the part, Hardik was heard saying, “Take care guys, Jai Hind.”
On Saturday, Hardik had tweeted a post-workout photo with his fiancee Natasa Stankovic along with Krunal and his wife Pankhuri Sharma. He had also tweeted a photo with his fiancee, with a caption that urged people to stay at home during these trying times.
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Hardik had regained his fitness and was set to make his international comeback in the ODI series against South Africa. But the first match was washed out and the rest of the series called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. With India in a 21-day lockdown, all sporting events are also put on hold and the after of the IPL is also in jeopardy, with chances of cancellation also on the cards.
