It Was Good And Definitely Pleasing To Practice After Two Months: Shardul Thakur
After the two-month coronavirus break, on Saturday Pacer Shardul Thakur became India’s first cricketer to resume outdoor play. In Maharashtra district, in addition to some domestic players, Thakur, who played in one Test, 11 ODI, and 15 T20s, hit the local ground in Boisar.
The government of Maharashtra has allowed individual training stadiums without spectators in green and orange areas to be opened after the Ministry Of Home Affairs offered relaxation in the fourth period of lockdown, which is scheduled to be finished on 31 May.
“Yeah, today we practiced. After two months it’s been good and definitely fun to practice,” Thakur told the media.
An officer said that the Sports Association of Palghar Dahanu Taluka has started the net sessions at Boisar, about 110 kilometers from Mumbai.
There have been strict safety protocols, each bowler getting his own disinfected balls.
It Was Always The Aim To Begin Training Process:
“All the safety measures will definitely follow. The bowlers had their own disinfected balls and the temperatures of the players who came to practice were also regulated, “the official said.
The same ground trained Mumbai batsman Hardik Tamore, who made last year’s Ranji debut for the domestic giant.
“It has always been the purpose of the training process once guidelines have been released by the collector from the Palghar District state government,” said Ajinkya Naik, a board member.
“We have been able to encourage our esteemed players to our fantastic facility in the Palghar district while upholding social distance norms and hygiene,” he added.
Since 25 March, when the first national lockdown was declared by the central government to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, all sports activities in the country have been halted.
Top cricketers such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are still waiting to resume the individual training sessions to maintain their fitness during the lockdown.
In his own farm country, only India pacemaker Mohammed Shami was able to train outside.
On Thursday, Ben Stokes, Stuart Broad, and Chris Woakes from England became the first group of cricketers to return to their respective country training camps.
