England cricketer Liam Plunkett is ready for the isolation and believes that is nothing different being a cricketer. He, like almost everybody in the world, is unsure how long the Coronavirus lockdown is going to last and what more it has to offer.

Plunkett said, “Who knows how long this is going to last. It’s a crazy situation but you just have to get on with it. As a cricketer, though, isolation is nothing new. Obviously, this is very different for a lot of people but when you’re playing in Twenty20 tournaments around the world you do spend a lot of time alone in your hotel room.”

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“You have a lot of time to fill because outside of training and playing matches, you’re on your own an awful lot. You have to develop some kind of routine. I’m trying to map it out every day. I’ll train in the morning, study for two hours, read for an hour and then train in the evening. It is what it is. You can’t do anything about it. Everyone is in the same boat,” he added.

The 35-year-old also spoke about the importance of mental fitness and staying positive during the lockdown period. He has also urged people to stay positive knowing that it is easier said than done.

He said, “Cricket doesn’t seem that important when you compare it against everything that’s happening at the moment. Some people are going to take a massive hit, lives are going to be lost and it’s going to be a very, very sad time for this country. The frightening thing is the unknown and I think people have to stay positive.”

“That can be easier said than done. You can stay positive for a couple of weeks but this may drag out longer, so people need to be wary of that and check in with their friends and family. You need someone out there to be that positive person,” he added.

(With inputs from N Sport)