Ashwin used a picture of him 'mankading' Buttler in last year's IPL to educate Indian citizens on to how to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic.
Reactions from sporting world started to pour in as soon as PM Modi announced that India will be under complete lockdown for three weeks starting March 24 midnight.
Ganguly also expressed his doubts on whether the current situation can be covered by insurance to make up for the losses that all stakeholders will suffer.
Billions of Indians cheered for the medical and other essential services fraternity for containing coronavirus by clapping, ringing bells and blowing conch shells for 5 minutes at 5 PM on Sunday.
Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag, Anil Kumble lead sports stars tributes took to twitter to express his gratitude on 'Janata Curfew' day.
Inspired by PM Modi's address, cricket captain Virat Kohli joined his teammates and achievers from other sports in urging all Indians to observe a "janta curfew" on March 22.
Some activist groups have launched cases at the Supreme Court and courts in Chennai and Mumbai to halt the 13th edition of T20 league.
Vihari's commitment to the game can be gauged from the fact that he played for his employers Nelson CC in the Tamil Nadu CA league on Tuesday.
Tendulkar also took to twitter to educate the people about the steps they need to take during the ongoing health crisis.
Road Safety World Series, featuring cricket greats such as Tendulkar and Lara, have been cancelled because of the rising coronavirus threat in Maharashtra.