Published: Mar 25, 2020, 08:30 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 25, 2020, 09:51 AM (IST)
Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day pan India lockdown starting from March 24 midnight due to the rapid rise of positive cases of COVID-19, several India cricketers from India captain Virat Kohli to Ravichandran Ashwin took to their official social media handles to hail the move. All the sportsperson urged the citizens of India and stressed on the importance of staying indoors during these unprecedented times to beat the deadly coronavirus.
Reactions from sporting world started to pour on Twitter as soon as PM Modi announced that India will be under complete lockdown for three weeks. From Ashwin, who changed his Twitter handle to ‘lets stay indoors India’ to skipper Kohli, Indian sportspersons expressed their thoughts while lauding PM Modi’s move to enforce complete lockdown in a bid curb the spread of COVID-19.
Here’s how some of the cricketer’s reacted to the whole scenario:
As our Honourable Prime Minister, Shri @NarendraModi ji just announced, the whole country is going into a lockdown starting midnight today for the next 21 days. My request will remain the same, PLEASE STAY AT HOME. 🙏🏼 #SocialDistancing is the only cure for Covid 19.
Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 24, 2020
3 weeks it is … let’s stay indoors India. I repeat the consequences of irresponsible community behaviour over the next 3 weeks could cost us 2 decades. Well done @narendramodi ji. Now let’s follow instructions rather than moaning and giving our own opinions. #coronavirusindia
lets stay indoors India 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) March 24, 2020
Please Understand the gravity of the situation. #IndiaFightsCorona #StayHomeStaySafe and stay healthy. As advised by our Honourable PM @narendramodi Ji Let us follow a complete lockdown. 🙏🏽
Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) March 24, 2020
As advised by our honourable PM Shri @narendramodi ji I urge each and everyone to stay at home and do your part to help curb the pandemic 🙏🏻 #StayHome #StaySafe #IndiaFightsCorona
cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) March 24, 2020
All those who asked what can I do for my country…
This is the time to show your loyalty! Listen to our PM @narendramodi ji and STAY INDOORS!
If we get through the next 21 days, WE WIN!! #IndiaFightsCorona
Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) March 24, 2020
These 21 days are very important in the history of our nation & each one of us can play our part by just staying at our homes and maintaining distance from people. Please adhere to it strictly and we shall overcome this soon #CoronavirusLockdown
Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) March 24, 2020
PM announced on Tuesday that a nationwide three-week lockdown said this is an essential step to fight coronavirus decisively. He added that saving lives is priority as of now.
“With folded hands, I request you to stay put wherever you are,” said Prime Minister Modi. He added that he is mindful of the economic ramifications of it. However, this is a smaller concern.
PM Modi warned, if we don’t follow a complete lockdown for the coming 21 days, the nation will go back 21 years and many families will be devastated.
He also said many powerful countries in the world have become helpless, regardless of their efforts. He once again reiterated that social distancing is the only way to deal with this deadly coronavirus that has infected more than 500 in India, so far.
This is his second address to the nation regarding coronavirus. In his first address he urged Indians to observe ‘Janata Curfew’.
