Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has issued an appeal to the Indian citizens to stay at home during the 21-day lockdown starting Wednesday. Notably, PM Modi announced the three-week lockdown on Tuesday evening to battle the coronavirus situation in India.
Pietersen’s tweet in Hindi roughly translates to, “Namaste India! I have heard that your situation is like ours, PM Modi has announced a nation-wide lockdown for 21 days. I request you to follow this instruction. We will fight coronavirus together and come out to this situation. Please stay at your home and stay safe.”
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Pietersen did not fail to give credit to his “Hindi teacher” Shreevats Goswami who is apparently helping the stylish England batsman get a good grasp over Hindi.
The dreaded coronavirus has brought the entire world to a standstill and almost all sporting events including the Olympics have either been called off or pushed to a later date, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.