‘Light-Off’ Exercise Of Indian Cricketers:
On 5th April in the evening at 9 pm, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the whole nation to do a light off exercise i.e. to switch off the lights of their houses and light candles, diyas or torch lights to show the unity against the deadly coronavirus.
That’s why, all the Indian cricketers including Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and many more came forward to execute the light-off exercise.
Cricketing fraternity bond with the nation with the Narendra Modi’s ‘light-off’ exercise
Earlier March 22, Narendra Modi had requested the citizens of India to come out on your balcony and make sound with any sort of thing to convey the support towards the medical staff, nurses and other leading workers in this alarming conditions.
Now, on 5th April when the Prime Minister requested every single person to light candles, diyas or torches to light up the cause that the whole nation is fighting against novel coronavirus with unity, then the Indian cricketers like Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, etc. come forward in Narendra Modi’s light off exercise.
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar shared a picture with his family in his twitter handle and gave a caption “My Family and I thank the self-sacrificing #Sanitation Warriors cleaning our society, hospitals, disinfecting the affected surroundings & keeping the COVID-19 at bay. Let’s reignite our promise to take care of our senior people, the most at risk- by ensuring their mental & physical wellness.”
Indian skipper Virat Kohli also took his twitter handle shared a still with his wife Anushka Sharma and captioned “ A prayer in unity & harmony does make a diversity. Pray for every single being and stand together.”
Here’s what the Indian cricketers tweeted after taking part:
My family & I thank the selfless #SanitationWarriors cleaning our surroundings & hospitals, disinfecting affected areas & thus keeping the virus at bay. Let’s also reignite our pledge to take care of our elders, the most vulnerable – by ensuring their physical & mental wellness. pic.twitter.com/tTheS9oO4I
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 5, 2020
A prayer in unity does make a difference. Pray for every being and stand together 🙏 https://t.co/EcmiX7EcoA
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) April 5, 2020
#9बजे9मिनट, let’s stand is solidarity & beat this terrible time the whole world is going through. We can do it India! #COVID2019 #9baje9mintues @PMOIndia @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/gyVOGWG2cw
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) April 5, 2020
There is always a light at the end of every tunnel.. together we stand 🇮🇳 for better tomorrow.. God bless us all 🙏 @narendramodi @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/hvS8hDaeeS
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 5, 2020
#9pm9minutes
Duty done right #TogetherWeCan #togetherwegrow pic.twitter.com/TwlrUPC4JW— Harmanpreet Kaur (@ImHarmanpreet) April 5, 2020
Let the light of positivity spread across the globe. Stay Strong India. We will overcome this very soon. Jai Hind. #StayHome #StaySafe pic.twitter.com/YPfVP3X60A
— Mohammad Shami (@MdShami11) April 5, 2020
Wonderful to see the entire country come together to show our heartful gratitude and support for the healthcare staff.
Amazing initiative for all of us to be a part of.
Together we stand united 🤝 stronger 💪 and even more determined to fight these difficult times.
Jai Hind. pic.twitter.com/1AsTbUA32K— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) April 5, 2020
