England all-rounder Ben Stokes believes that there will be no competitiveness lost between sides, even if cricket is played in empty stadiums. He mentioned that he has no problems with cricket being a 'TV only sport' until the Coronavirus pandemic is controlled.

"Think about it, we are walking out to represent our country, three lions on our chest and there is a game that we are supposed to win. So whether it is in front of nobody or like we are used to in front of a full crowd, I don't think it's going to take that competitive side away," Stokes told BBC Radio 5 Live.

Stokes was talking about ECB planning to have the sport without fans for some time and there are talks of the upcoming England-West Indies series happening in empty grounds.

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"Yeah, completely different scenario to get our heads around that there isn't going to be the atmosphere or cheering (of supporters) when we play international games," said the 28-year-old Stokes, who has played 63 Tests, 95 ODIs and 26 T20Is.

He also felt that cricket on TV is the best option for the time being. "We would do anything to get cricket back on TVs, and people, who follow and watch. If that means playing in-front of nobody then so be it. We are still not a hundred percent sure when that's going to happen. Everybody's concern at the moment is safety and wellbeing of everybody," he said.

"Players and ECB are not going to push anything until everybody is satisfied, without having to worry about whether people are going to be exposed or put in danger to anything," England's World Cup hero said.

(PTI inputs)