As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forces the number of countries to close down to fight the deadly virus, Bangladesh has also announced a 10-day lockdown to prevent the spread of the fast-growing virus seeing the rise in the number of infected cases in the country.
However, the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in Bangladesh has been relatively less severe than other Asian countries so far, as currently a total number of 48 people with 5 deaths have been infected by the deadly virus which has infected over 597,000 people and killed over 27,000 people globally.
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Well, the Coronavirus pandemic has taken a huge toll on the whole world including the sporting world, forcing sportspersons to train at home to stay fit, but Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal is lucky in this case, as the veteran has a treadmill at his place as it helps him to do his workout during this lockdown.
He further went on to explain how he is spending time at home being “completely locked down” while hoping that the whole world will soon come out of this crisis by COVID-19 pandemic.
Tamim told ESPNCricinfo: “I am completely locked down. I am not seeing anyone. It is still early stages. Luckily, I have a treadmill at my place. I run in the morning, and the rest of the day I spend time with my kids. The whole world is suffering, but if we fight as a nation, I am sure we can come out of this soon.”
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The veteran opening batsman was recently given the full-time leadership duty of the one-day team and he said of his plans: “Most of my initial plans are for off the field. You cannot control everything on the field, but if you can tick some boxes off the field, it reflects on your on-field performance. I will take small steps, and I am not the sort of person to dwell on my plans. Everyone's patience is going to be vital as overnight success can't be expected.”
Tamim signed off by saying: “Look, we have two types of young players in the side: the ones who are quite new and some, like Liton Das, who have been around for four or five years and are just starting to perform. The new captain will also be taking over from someone who had done very well, so I felt that any of the senior players being asked to take the captaincy had to accept the job with the team in mind.”
(With ESPNCricinfo Inputs)
