With the whole world isolating their borders and going under lockdowns owing to the Coronavirus outbreak, Twitter has been a special social media platform for all the sportspersons to interact with their fans as all the sporting activities remain suspended till further notice.

The women’s captain Rani Rampal, men’s captain Manpreet Singh, goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh and defender Harmanpreet Singh recently interacted with their fans as Hockey India conducted a special Q&A session on Twitter.

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Hockey team’s goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh while talking to fans on Twitter said, “Twitter has always been a great service to engage with our fans, we are happy to have their support in #AskTeamIndia initiative which is fun, meaningful and also in some way I hope we are motivating fans to stay positive and active during these difficult times.”

During this question and answer session, Sreejesh revealed that he is a fan of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) because of his fondness for former Indian cricket captain M.S. Dhoni.

The women’s hockey team also competed in a fitness challenge and as part of that, they tweeted fitness videos to raise funds to help those whose lives have been adversely impacted by the pandemic. Hockey India tweeted pictures that showed how players are spending time indoors.

(With IANS inputs)