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    Asia Cup Will go Ahead in September or October Says PCB CEO Wasim Khan

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    Asia Cup 2020 Will go Ahead in September or October

    Dismissing theories that the Asia Cup this year could be rejected, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) CEO Wasim Khan has said the biennial competition will proceed as arranged however in Sri Lanka or UAE relying upon the conditions.

    There have been reports that the competition could clear a path for the IPL which BCCI wants to direct in September-November window should the T20 World Cup be dropped also.

    “The Asia Cup will go ahead. The Pakistan team returns from England on 2nd September so we can have the tournament in September or October,” Wasim said during a media conference in Karachi.

    “There are some things which will only get clear in the due course of time. We are hopeful of having the Asia Cup because Sri Lanka has not had too many cases of the coronavirus. If they can’t do it, then UAE is also ready,” he added.

    Wasim additionally affirmed that Pakistan has surrendered the facilitating rights for Asia Cup 2020 in return for facilitating the following local occasion. Also, if the T20 World Cup gets dropped, they are investigating choices to play global cricket during that window.

    Asia cup T20

    “We are to go to New Zealand in December after hosting Zimbabwe at home. South Africa is ready to tour in January-February to play two or three Tests and some T20 matches,” he revealed.

    When asked about the possibility of resuming bilateral cricketing ties with India, Wasim replied in negative. “Sadly we need to forget about playing India for the time being. It is sad for us and even the BCCI as they have to get permission from their government. It is not realistic for either side right now to think about playing against each other,” he said.

    On the menace of match-fixing, he said, “Look the only way people will listen is when they know there is a jail sentence and they have to face the courts if they are found guilty of corruption.

    There are also plans to finish the remaining five matches of the suspended Pakistan Super League in November this year.

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    New Zealand Women Cricketer Rachel Priest Announces Retirement from International Cricket

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    Rachel Priest retires from International cricket

    Rachel Holly Priest (born 13 July 1985) who plays as New Zealand wicketkeeper-batswoman has announced her retirement from international cricket, in this way stopping a 13-year-old profession with the White Ferns.

    Cleric was excluded from the White Ferns’ rundown of midway contracted players declared before a month.

    The 35-year-old, who has now signed an agreement with Cricket Tasmania to play in Australia Women’s National Cricket League, played 87 ODIs and 75 T20Is for New Zealand.

    “Cricket Tasmania is pleased to announce the signing of Rachel Priest with the Tasmanian Tigers for the 2020/21 season. Priest was formerly contracted with the New Zealand national team but made the decision to retire from international cricket after not receiving a contract for the coming season,” Cricket Tasmania said on their website.

    WATCH Highlights of Rachel Priest’s ODI 157 : 

    “Having been involved in the White Ferns environment for 13 years, most of it enjoyable, it is with much consideration that I have decided to retire from international cricket,” she said while speaking to Cricket Tasmania website.

    “I’m in a position where I’ve played a fair amount of cricket at the age that I’m at, around the world, so I’m certainly hoping to add some of that experience and bring a bit of the mongrel that (coach Salliann Briggs) spoke to me about.”

    “Experience is massive but it’s also about trying to bring a positive belief into the team, where the girls can be whoever they want to be and back themselves when they perform,” she added.

    Watch Rachel Priest took a brilliant one-handed diving catch behind the stumps to dismiss India’s Deepti Sharma

    Rachel Priest’s Batting Stats

    Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
    ODIs 87 74 14 1694 157 28.23 2141 79.12 2 9 226 9 72 21
    T20Is 75 64 12 873 60 16.78 836 104.42 0 1 105 17 41 31

     

    Rachel Priest’s Bowling Stats

    Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
    ODIs 87
    T20Is 75

     

     

    Virat Kohli Considered World No. 1 Because he Bats Exactly Like Viv Richards: Sunil Gavaskar

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    Virat Kohli interviews Viv Richards

    Indian skipper Virat Kohli is broadly hailed as extraordinary compared to other batsmen in the cutting edge period. Since making his international debut in 2008, Kohli has never looked behind and proceeded to content various batting records with and vanquished new regions with his expertise and enthusiasm.

    Loading acclaim on the cutting edge ‘run-machine’, the previous skipper Sunil Gavaskar has drawn similitudes among Kohli and West Indies legend Viv Richards. Gavaskar said that the current Indian skipper’s batting is fundamentally the same as that of Richards.

    The 31-year-old Kohli is the main batsman in the world who midpoints more than 50 in every one of the three configurations (Tests, ODIs and T20Is) of the game. Richards in the interim is viewed as one of the best batsmen ever to play the game.

    “The Little Master’ recalled what it was like to play against Richards and stated Kohli also bats like the way the former West Indies talisman used to do. “It was very difficult to keep Viv Richards quiet when he was at the crease,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports’ show ‘Winning the Cup — 1983’.

    “Similarly, if you look at Virat Kohli’s batting today, in the same ball and same line, he will use his top hand and score a boundary towards the extra cover region and will use the bottom hand and score a boundary towards the mid-on and mid-wicket region.

    Sunil Gavaskar Virat Kohli

    “That’s why Virat Kohli is considered as the No. 1 player because he bats exactly like Viv Richards. Earlier, Gundappa Vishwanath, V.V.S. Laxman used to bat like this,” he added on the show that can be watched on the Star Sports network.

    Curiously, previous Australia commander Ian Chappell had additionally contrasted Kohli’s batting and that of Richards a month ago and appraised the Indian as the best all-position batsman in the current age.

    A year ago, Kohli got an opportunity to talk with Richards during India’s voyage through the Caribbean and the last had said he sees same enthusiasm for the game in the Indian captain that he had during his playing days.

    “I always felt I was good enough to be competing and I wanted to express myself in the best way that I can,” Richards told Kohli in the video uploaded on BCCI Twitter handle on August 22, 2019.

    “I see that little similarity in you and that same passion in you. There are times when folks would look at us and say, ‘Wow why are they so angry’.”

    Watch Kohli Interviews West Indies Legend Sir Viv Richards : 

    Watch : On This Day India Get Bowled Out for 42 at Lord’s, Their Lowest Test Score

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    India's lowest test match score

    On this day (June 24) in 1974, India had a nightmarish day when they capitulated to their most lower ever Test all out, being bowled out for only 42 by England at Lord’s.

    It was the second Test of the series after England had won the first at Old Trafford in Manchester. India accompanied the notoriety of being acceptable voyagers, having won in England and West Indies in the past scarcely few years. In any case, all that left the window at Lord’s the point at which the batting bombed as one.

    India had overseen 302 in the first innings in answer to England’s 629. While they couldn’t approach, there were still some average batting exhibitions with Sunil Gavaskar (49) and Farokh Engineer (86) including 131 for the initial wicket. Gundappa Viswanath (52) and Eknath Solkar (43) made not too bad commitments too.

    Be that as it may, it wasn’t sufficient for India to stay away from the follow on. Britain made India bat again and wrapped up the game in style.

    The subsequent innings saw just a single Indian batsman getting the chance to twofold digits – Eknath Solkar with an unbeaten 18. Day 4 started with India 2 for no misfortune, and things went downhill rapidly.

    Pacers Geoff Arnold (4 for 19) and Chris Old (5 for 21) went out of control as India’s batsmen fell like nine pins in only 17 overs.

    “The ball didn’t do as much in the air as everybody thought, but it certainly went off the pitch; Obviously what happened was that it had sweated under the covers overnight and greened up just enough to give the ball the sort of purchase I needed. It was amazing really. Just one of those days,” Arnold said later.

    India went on to lose the third Test as well, which was also captain Ajit Wadekar’s last Test.

    Watch India bowled out for 66 on a flat pitch

    WATCH : KL Rahul Opens Talks With Chris Gayle in Open Nets With Mayank Agarwal Show

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    Open Nets With Mayank Agarwal with KL Rahul And Chris Gayle

    India cricketer KL Rahul on Tuesday (June 23) said that he was eager to play in the current year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) as he was picked to lead one of the IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab.

    The thirteenth edition of the cash-rich competition was scheduled to start on March 29 yet the BCCI had to delay it inconclusively due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The BCCI is presently intending to have the competition if the ICC chooses to drop the T20 World Cup, at present scheduled to be played in Australia in October.

    Rahul was picked to lead KXIP after Ravichandran Ashwin, who drove the group in 2018 and 2019, was exchanged to Delhi Capitals preceding the season.

    “I actually have missed the IPL a lot. It was going to be a big season for me captaining the team and I felt like we have got some really really exciting players in the line-up,” Rahul told teammate Mayank Agarwal during the show `Open Nets with Mayank` which was uploaded on IPL`s official website.

    “I was really looking forward to playing with Chris and you and Maxi and few other guys coming in,” he added.

    Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle was also part of the video chat and he said this was the longest he has been at home.

    “I am missing cricket as a whole, to be honest. This is the longest I have ever been home. Normally, I would be away playing for some franchise,” Gayle said.

    “But for me, this is the longest I have spent at home. It is life and this is just part of nature and we have to just accept it. Life goes on you know… can`t complain much,” he added.

    Watch Open Nets With Mayank Agarwal Latest Episode | ft. KL Rahul And Chris Gayle

     

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    “Rohit Sharma is an instinctive leader for sure”, Says Former Sri Lanka Cricketer Mahela Jayawardena

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    Mahela Jayawardena praises Rohit Sharma

    Hailing Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma, former Sri Lanka cricketer Mahela Jayawardena said he is a natural leader and that is his quality.

    “He is an instinctive leader for sure. But at the same time Rohit gathers a lot of information as well, I think that’s his strength,” Jayawardene said on Sony Network for their show Pit Stop on their Instagram page.

    The SL sturdy – who was selected the mentor of MI in front of the 2017 season additionally uncovered that they never had long gatherings.

    “We also don’t have long meetings. Yes, we have certain meetings because that has to be planning you can fall back to when things are not going well. But Ro(hit) does get a lot of information and he likes to know things. He uses that out there in the middle. That’s how he reacts and all that.”

    Rohit Sharma Jayawardena

    Jayawardena also revealed Rohit’s unique way of gathering bits of information from his players.

    “Even though everyone thinks he is instinctively making those calls, that information is there. It can be odd times… sometimes you walk into a team room and you see Ro (Rohit) with the analyst just looking at some things and all… he gets those little snippets from the guys,” Jayawardene said.

    Jayawardena said it is the mentor’s business to visit with the examiner and assemble certain data and afterwards give it to the captain.

    “It’s our job to give him that information because out there in the middle it’s a tough place to be as a captain. It’s not easy, I have done that as well. So as long as you are prepared and you are instinctively making those calls and being proactive, that’s all that you can ask from him and Ro is brilliant in that.”

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    Domestic Legend Wasim Jaffer Appointed As Uttarakhand Head Coach

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    Wasim Jaffer Appointed As Uttarakhand Head Coach

    Former India opener and local heavyweight Wasim Jaffer has been delegated lead trainer of the Uttarakhand cricket crew for the forthcoming domestic season. Jaffer affirmed his appointment, agreeing for a year. The most noteworthy run-getter in Ranji Trophy, Jaffer had declared retirement in March this year after playing for more than two decades, fundamentally for domestic giants Mumbai and Vidarbha.

    This will be Jaffer’s first stint as a head coach with a team. “I am becoming the head coach of any team for the first time. It is very challenging and something new for me, straightaway after my playing career and I’m looking forward to it,” Jaffer was quoted by PTI.

    “This is a new team, they have done well. They played the quarterfinals (of the Ranji Trophy in 2018-19 season) against Vidarbha. But they have gone back to Group D (Plate group), so it is going to be a big challenge. I am happy that I am starting from the bottom and for me, it is going to be a good experience,” he added.

    Domestic cricket legend Wasim Jaffer

    The 42-year-old said he appreciated tutoring youths during his time in Mumbai and Vidarbha and is anticipating making something happen for Uttarakhand.

    “I have heard that a lot of talented players are coming from there. I am hoping to turn them into good players and (Uttarakhand) as a good team,” he said.

    “In my last five-six years, I have mentored youngsters; it is something which I enjoy, to be honest. I take a lot of happiness to help the youngsters and see them grow,” added Jaffer, who has featured in 31 tests and two ODIs for India.

    Uttarakhand had reached the quarterfinals in their debut Ranji Trophy season in 2018-19, where they lost to Vidarbha, by an innings and 115 runs. They failed to advance to the quarterfinals in the next season from Group C.

    Wasim Jaffer Batting Stats

    Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100’s 50’s 4s 6s Ct St
    Tests 31 58 1 1944 212 34.1 4045 48.05 5 11 272 3 27 0
    ODIs 2 2 0 10 10 5 23 43.47 0 0 2 0 0 0
    First-class 260 421 38 19410 314* 50.67 57 91 299 0
    List A 118 117 7 4849 178* 44.08 10 33 45 0
    T20s 23 23 1 616 95 28 477 129.14 0 6 75 11 11 0

    Expect People Who Don’t Watch Cricket Will Tune in For Eng-WI Series: Jofra Archer

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    England vs West Indies 2020

    Tearaway pacer Jofra Archer feels it’s energizing that England and West Indies will be the groups to re-start universal cricket which has been on a stop since March due to COVID-19 pandemic.

    Britain and West Indies will confront each other in the three-Test series in a bio-secure condition from July 8 and Archer expects even non-cricket fans to tune in for the eagerly awaited experience.

    “It’s energizing that England and West Indies will be the groups to begin world cricket back up once more, setting out the stage for different nations to follow,” Archer wrote in his section for the Daily Mail.

    “Obviously as the only cricket on, all eyes will be on it, and I expect that there will be a lot more television viewers than would have been the case had things been normal.

    “I expect people who don”t usually watch cricket will tune in because it”s live sport, not pre-recorded. If they are like me they will have had their fill of re-runs,” he added.

    England vs West Indies 2020

    The Barbados-born player also reacted to Kemar Roach’s comment and said that they were blown out of proportion.

    “Jofra made his decision and he’s done a fantastic job for England so far but there will be no friendships during this series,” Roach had said last week.

    Archer, 25, said: “Let”s not get this out of proportion. There will be rivalry there but when Kemar said there will be ”no friendships” it sounds a lot worse than it actually is.”

    “Obviously, we all grew up in the Caribbean and it”s customary for us to say ”we will be friends at the end of the game”. That’s exactly what he meant.

    “It’s not as though he is going to walk past me or be rude, it’s just that when we are on the field we will play hard cricket,” the England pacer added.

    WATCH : On This Day Dhoni Led India Have Won Champions Trophy to Lift Their Third ICC Trophy

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    2013 ICC Champions Trophy winning moment

    Mahendra Singh Dhoni is broadly viewed as one of the best cricketing personalities of the advanced game. A bunch can equal his accomplishments as captain and it was on this day that the amazing former India captain finished his hattrick of ICC titles opposing all chances as he drove the group to the Champions Trophy title.

    Dhoni drove India sublimely to turn into the first skipper on the cricket history to have won all ICC trophies here seven years back on June 23 as his wards beat has England by five runs in a rain-curtailed 20-over ICC Champions Trophy ODI last.

    Everything began in 2007 when a long-haired Dhoni from the eastern channels of Ranchi drove a genuinely youthful Indian side to the debut World T20 title in South Africa, beating most outstanding opponents Pakistan in horrible style.

    Dhoni’s stock as a pioneer began coming to fruition after that success as he proceeded to lead India to the 2011 ODI World Cup, which is ostensibly his most noteworthy second as captain. He is known to have a calm attitude on his shoulders and on that day on April 2, 2011, Dhoni’s six off Nuwan Kulasekara to secure the World Cup will everlastingly be carved in open’s memory.

    Dhoni has been on a vacation since the 2019 World Cup where India lost to New Zealand in the elimination rounds under Virat Kohli’s initiative. There has been a great deal of talk whether the wicketkeeper-batsman will come back to the Indian group or not with the T20 World Cup, to be held in the not so distant future in Australia, presently in question due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    In any case, his name will perpetually be carved in the brains of cricket fans over the world for being a top-class leader.

    Watch 2013 Champions Trophy Finals (Ind vs Eng) Highlights : 

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    “Virat Kohli is a terrific guy” : Steve Smith Lauds Virat Kohli And Reveals ‘Scary Thing’ About Indian Captain

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    Steve Smith view on Virat Kohli
    Steve Smith view on Virat Kohli

    While questions have been thrown exaggerating the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia this year, India’s voyage through Australia which is likely planned to be played when the world occasion is relied upon to be led with certain changes.

    Passing by head Australia batsman Steve Smith, the arrangement has it in it to be a “record-breaking incredible” series. It merits referencing that Smith had missed India’s voyage through Australia as he was experiencing a one-year boycott at that point.

    “There are other couple of Indian bowlers who could probably just get over here as well. Both sides have some quality spinners as well. This series has the making of an all-time great series and I can’t wait for it,” Smith was quoted as saying during Star Sports’ Cricket Connected chat show.

    Out of Smith’s 31 worldwide trips across groups against India, 29 have accompanied Kohli on the contrary side. Smith, who is regularly contrasted with India chief Virat Kohli concerning the better contemporary batsman, uncovered his first memory of Kohli which had happened path in 2007.

    “I have known Virat Kohli for a long time. Since 2007, I reckon, when he went up to the academy in Brisbane. I wasn’t a part of in-take then, but I was kind of up there, doing bowling and stuff.

    “He was there, we had some nice chats off the field. We had a couple of run-ins in the early days on the field. Those things happen when you are playing for your team and your emotions sometimes go out of control,” Smith said.

    Kohli, who won various Australian hearts by representing Smith during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, earned commends from Smith who additionally wound up uncovering a “startling” thing about the Indian skipper.

    “But he’s a terrific guy, he’s done terrific things with India. As an ambassador of the game. He’s getting better and better with each game, which is the scary thing,” Smith added…

    Watch the Cricket Connected show :

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    England Cricketers to Wear Names of Key COVID Workers on Training Shirts

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    England Cricketers to Wear Names of Key COVID Workers

    England’s players will wear the names of chose COVID labourers with cricketing foundations on their preparation shirts during the up and coming Test series against West Indies in acknowledgement of their sacrificial administrations.

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has reported that the three-match rubber, to be played behind the closed doors at The Ageas Bowl and Old Trafford because of the pandemic, will be named “raise the bat” arrangement as a tribute to those on the forefront.

    This will be the first serious cricket apparatus since the pandemic carried the wearing scene to a stop in March. In the development to the principal Test, which starts on July 8 at the Ageas Bowl, England’s cricketers will wear the names of the chose key labourers on their shirts.

    The individuals named on the shirts incorporate Dr Vikas Kumar, a Specialist in Anesthetics and Critical Care at Darlington Memorial Hospital, who plays for Cowgate Cricket Club in Newcastle in his extra time.

    Emily Blakemore, a full-time medical attendant and volunteer at Astwood Bank Cricket Club, is likewise among the divinely selected individuals.

    The rundown incorporates instructors, specialists, attendants, carers and social labourers and their names have been selected by their nearby cricket clubs.

    “We’ve waited a long time for this moment, and we wouldn’t be here without the West Indies – we are so grateful to them for making the tour happen,” England captain Joe Root was quoted as saying by the ECB.

    “As we get back to playing the game we love, we want to take the time to honour the brave key workers who went in to bat for their country under the toughest circumstances.

    “It’s only fitting that we use this series as an opportunity to ‘raise a bat’ in their honour. We’ll wear their names with pride,” the prolific scorer added.

    Remarking on the Test Series, ECB CEO Tom Harrison stated: “As we stage the primary worldwide wearing rivalry in the UK since COVID-19 started, we need to pay tribute to the individuals who have courageously had their influence during this emergency.

    “Through the “raise the bat” Test Series, we will demonstrate our appreciation to key specialists.”

    The transition to committing the arrangement to key COVID-29 specialists comes after the ECB’s Test sponsorship bargain, a two-year concurrence with Specsavers, passed toward the finish of the Ashes the previous summer with no substitution arranged.

    Harrison added, “It has been a long and challenging journey to cricket’s return and while this pales in comparison to what the country has faced, we hope the raisethebat Test Series will bring some enjoyment and light relief to people’s lives.”

    As part of the ECB’s nationwide ‘Together Through This Test’ campaign, which launched last month with a short film narrated by Stephen Fry, the #raisethebat initiative has already featured key workers on over 300 billboards across England and Wales, with more billboards to come from 29 June.

    Blakemore told the ECB: “It’s going to be an absolute honour to see one of the England men’s players come out while wearing my name on the back of their shirt.

    “It has been such a difficult time for so many people, and there’s still a lot of hard work ahead, but it’s exciting that we’ll be able to see some cricket again.

    “The cricket family has pulled together at a tough time and I can’t wait until we can get playing at my club again. Until then, hopefully Joe Root and the team can give us something to cheer about.”

    Cricket South Africa Confirms Seven Positive COVID-19 Cases in Cricket Association After Mass Testing in Organization

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    seven South African individuals cricketers tested positive for corona virus

    Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday uncovered that seven individuals have tested positive for the novel coronavirus after mass testing was conducted in the association.

    CSA led more than 100 tests all through the nation on associate staff and a portion of the contracted proficient players, including the establishment preparing crews that had been amassed after the administration reported that non-physical game could continue in Level 3 of the across the nation lockdown.

    “We were definitely going to have people testing positive. Having conducted over 100 tests, seven is actually quite low,” CSA’s acting CEO Jacques Faul told ‘Sport24’.

    However, Faul did not reveal if any player returned a positive result.

    “Our medical ethical protocol does not allow us to share info about people that have tested positive,” Faul said.

    The disease has contaminated more than nine millions over the globe and previous Bangladesh commander Mashrafe Mortaza and ex-Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi are among the cricketers to have tried positive for the infection.

    In South Africa, Solo Nqweni, a first-class cricketer who has been fighting Guillan-Barre Syndrome since a year besides other medical problems, had tried positive for the novel coronavirus a month ago.

    As governments over the world facilitated lockdown limitations, South Africa looked set to continue cricket with the CSA reporting the dispatch of an imaginative rivalry named ‘3TCricket’, rivalry, Solidarity Cup, where three groups were to play in a solitary match at SuperSport Park in Centurion.

    However, the CSA then indefinitely postponed the tournament, scheduled for a June 27 start, saying that more work is needed to stage it.

    Break-in Attempt in Dale Steyn’s House : 

    South Africa fast bowling great Dale Steyn has said that three break-in attempts have been made at his house since Friday amid the coronavirus enforced lockdown. The seasoned Proteas pacer also revealed that the latest incident scared ‘the hell out of’ his mother, while the other one led to the destruction of his friend’s car.

    The 36-year-old Dale Steyn, who represented South Africa in 93 Tests has opined that the Coronavirus crisis has ‘definitely’ pushed people in the desperation and urged his countrymen to be safe. “3 attempted break-ins since Friday at my house. Yesterday they destroyed my friend’s car and tonight scared the hell outa my mom who was alone at home,” Steyn wrote on his official Twitter handle.

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