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The coronavirus has stalled the major sporting events all across the world. This also includes the Indian Premier League 2020 which was supposed to begin on March 29, 2020. Now, the mega-event will be held on April 15, 2020. Amid the fear of coronavirus and as it is widely reported that the Australian players would stay away from the mega-event.
The Pakistani Cricketing board has been at the r receiving end of late. First, it was Shoaib Akhtar who slammed the PCB for not hiring cricketers to manage their operations, now even the former Pakistani cricketer joined the bandwagon and tore into the cricket board. He also lashed out at the current batting line up of Pakistan and said not a single player can bat in Australia, India, South Africa and New Zealand.
The coronavirus has brought the world to a standstill as a major chunk of the world is in lockdown. Major sporting events like UEFA Champions League 2020 has also been called off due to coronavirus. A lot of reports claim that the season would come to an end and so would the goal tally if the footballers.
With the outbreak of the massive coronavirus, the footballers are enjoying their unexpected break and are spending a lot of time at home with their family and pets. A lot of these sportsmen including Harry Kane, Lionel Messi, Marcelo, Marcus Rashford and Alexis Sanchez are training at home and spending a lot of time with their pets.
The South African cricket team have reached safely back to their homes after they flew from India yesterday. Now, there have been reports about the team being asked to stay in a 14-day long quarantine after they reached home amid the growing fear of coronavirus. Quinton de Kock and men were put up in Kolkata after they finished the playing the first ODI against India in Dharamshala
Cristiano Ronaldo is in Madeira amid the lockdown due to coronavirus all over the world. Sporting events across the globe have been canned due sporting events have been cancelled with the major outbreak of the virus. The Serie A games have also been called off until April 3, 2020. Cristiano Ronaldo who had gone to his native place in Madeira to visit his mother after she suffered from a heart stroke is still there.
Cristiano Ronaldo has truly been an inspiration to the younger generation of footballers and most of them look up to him. A few of them even go on to follow his footsteps by aping almost everything he does on the field. Now, Manchester United mid-fielder revealed that he still cannot forget the words said by Ronaldo when the five-time Ballon d’Or winner welcomed him into the Portugal team.
The Pakistan Super League 2020 was postponed today in the wake of the outspread of coronavirus. The PCB earlier took the decision of postponing its semi-finals and final games and posted the news on social media. The fans were shell-shocked with the decision but a few cricketers were happy about the same as according to them the safety of the people comes first.
Shoaib Akhtar in a recent video has lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board for not following the footsteps of the BCCI when it comes to managing the cricket board. The Rawalpindi Express said that it is the incorrect approach of the board that was leading the PCB to the doldrums. He also cited the example of the BCCI Chief Sourav Ganguly and said that all the other boards hire cricketers to run their daily affairs except the PCB.
Amidst the outbreak of coronavirus, all cricketers and sportsmen have gone back home as the teams have postponed all the games until further notice. This also included the IPL 2020 and its teams like Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. After CSK called off their practice session, MS Dhoni flew back home and was seen playing badminton and spending time with his pets during the unexpected break.
After Alex Hales having the symptoms of coronavirus, the PSL 200 semi-final and final match were postponed by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Chris Lynn who was playing for Lahore Qalandars had already decided to go back home and in the wake of Hales having the symptoms of the deadly disease, the PCB announcement about postponing the tournament.
The South African team has left for their homes via Dubai after spending a day in Kolkata. The team flew to Kolkata from Dharamshala after playing the first ODI against India. The first ODI was called off without a ball being bowled. The South African team was in India to play three-game ODI series against the Men in Blue. But after the outbreak of coronavirus, the remaining matches were called off and the team was expected to go back home.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has isolated himself after the outburst of coronavirus. He had been to Portugal to visit his mother after she suffered from a heatstroke earlier this month and post which the former Manchester United player did not return as Juventus had cancelled all their practice session. Ronaldo has isolated himself in Madeira his native place. Now to top all the woes, the Island was hit by an earthquake which was of 3.5 magnitudes.
In the wake of the outbreak of the coronavirus across the globe, the World Health Organisation has sent out their dos and don’ts for the people which would help them prevent the disease. Washing hands, using sanitizers is one of the guidelines. Also, many celebrities have chipped in and urged the fans to use sanitizers.
A few days ago, Juventus defender Daniele Rugani was diagnosed with coronavirus and post this, the team suspended their practice session till April 3. 2020. Rugani is currently in quarantine for 14 days and has been doing well. The defender has been doing well and even spoke to the official channel of Juventus.
After playing for LA Galaxy for over a year, Zlatan Ibrahimovic made an exciting return to Serie A and joined AC Milan. The transfer happened in January 2020 and the fans too were excited with the former Manchester United player joining the club and hoped that he could rescue the club from the troubled.
Coronavirus has spread throughout the globe and almost every day we hear new cases of more and more people getting affected and dying due to the deadly disease. Now the virus has claimed the life of a Spanish coach Francisco Garcia. The 21-year-old was already suffering from leukaemia which made him even more vulnerable.
A few days ago, Ahmed Shehzad claimed that he can play for the Pakistani team for the next 12 years. Now, this did not go down well with the former Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad who slammed the cricketer and said that he needs to let his performance do the talking. Ahmed Shehzad is currently playing for the Quetta Gladiators in the on-going Pakistan Super League 2020 and post this has received a national call for the ICC World T20
Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar have shared the dressing room together. Both the cricketers have retired now and are cricket experts. Obviously, since the two cricketers have shared the dressing room, there would be many on and off-field memories that the two have in common. Now, the two players got into a hilarious banter with each other on social media. The hilarious banter will make fans reminisce about the golden era of the 90s.
With the outburst of coronavirus, the sporting events all over the world have been brought to a halt. As a result, most of the sportsmen have gone back home and are waiting for the further course of actions. Australian cricketer Steve Smith is also at home and making the most of the unexpected break. Apart from spending times with his family, Steve Smith also conducted a question and answer session.
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