The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 would have kickstarted on Sunday (March 29) with the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) taking on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, if there was no outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
MI batsman Suryakumar Yadav is like many other cricketers who are missing the game end, of course, being in action in the IPL 2020, as the Coronavirus outbreak forced the world to be confined to the home to save their own lives and others as well.
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All the sporting events along with human life badly hit by the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic – which is furiously wreaking havoc across the world, claiming near 34000 lives and infected over 7 lakh people internationally till now.
To stop the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus in the country, India has implemented 21-day lockdown which has put a serious question mark on the future of the IPL 2020 which had been already postponed till April 15 due to the pandemic with the BCCI yet to take the final call on the same.
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Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Suryakumar, who is presently at his home in Mumbai and was in great form in domestic cricket, said he was physically at home, but his mind was still at the Wankhede.
He wrote on Twitter along with two pictures of himself – one in MI jersey while another one with his pet: “Mentally at Wankhede stadium. But physically at home. This too shall pass. #stayhome #staysafe”
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Given the current situation, the IPL 13 may be called off this season, as the government has been doing all possible efforts to bring the current pandemic under control in the with the number of COVID-19 positive cases rising rapidly, crossed 1000-mark with 29 deaths in the country so far.
As on Sunday the IPL 2020 would have kickstarted but it could not happen and Suryakumar’s latest social media post clearly said how much he is missing the game amidst the COVID-19 lockdown.
