More than 240,000 people have been infected with the virus so far worldwide, with over 9,800 fatalities.
Team India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul took on the new social media trend of '#stayhomechallenge' to urge all his followers to stay at home due to the rapid outbreak of the coronavirus across the nation.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on March 13 declared that the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic has moved from China, where new cases reported have drastically decreased, to Europe, where most countries are seeing a climb in infections and fatalities.
Rahul took to Instagram and posted a video of him batting, reading, playing video games, chatting with friends and writing.
KL captioned his post as, "Mask o̸f̸f̸ ON! #stayathomechallenge", which featured famous hip-hop artist Future's "Mask Off" soundtrack instrumental in the background.
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Rahul will be captaining the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) side for the 13th edition of the IPL which the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday (March 13) decided to suspend till April 15, 2020.
In a statement, the BCCI said that it "will work closely with the Government of India along with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and all other relevant Central and State Government departments in this regard".
The opening match of this year's IPL was supposed to be played between the most successful teams of IPL - defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) - at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 29.
On March 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to citizens of India to follow a 'Janta curfew' on March 22 in the view of novel coronavirus pandemic and said, "I am seeking one more support from every countryman today".
"This is a public curfew. Janta curfew means for the public, curfew imposed by the public on its own. Every citizen must follow Janta curfew this Sunday, March 22, from 7 am to 9 pm," the PM further added during his address to the nation.
The rapid spread of Coronavirus worldwide has started seeing its serious impacts. With over 270 plus cases in India only, many sporting events have either been cancelled or postponed.
More than 240,000 people have been infected with the virus so far worldwide, with over 9,800 fatalities.
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