The virus has brought all sports activities to a halt and players are practising social distancing and self-isolation during the pandemic.
As the nation continues its fight against the coronavirus outbreak, Team India opener Rohit Sharma asked the countrymen to stay indoors as the "World Cup is still some time away".
Sharma took to Twitter on Monday (April 6) and wrote: "Stay indoors India, don't go out on the streets celebrating. World Cup is still some time away."
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The virus has brought all sports activities to a halt and players are practising social distancing and self-isolation during the pandemic. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the governments all around are urging people to stay at home.
The 2020 T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place later this year across seven iconic venues in Australia from October 18 to November 15.
Last month, the International Cricket Council (ICC) also released an official statement to provide an update over the tournament.
"In response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Local Organising Committee is monitoring the situation closely with relevant authorities and will continue to do so," ICC had said in a statement.
"The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place from 18 October - 15 November 2020 in seven venues across Australia. We are planning for the event to go ahead as scheduled," the statement had added.
In light of the heightened concern on the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in India, the country has been placed under complete lockdown for 21 days from March 24. Authorities have asked citizens to maintain strict social distancing to cut the spread of the virus outbreak.
The global death toll has reached 69,444 while the total number of recorded cases worldwide are 1,273,990, according to John Hopkins University's tracker.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), there are 3940 confirmed cases of coronavirus cases in the country and 95 fatalities have been reported.
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