BCCI Tries To Post A Positive Message, Deletes It After Fans Fume

Who would have expected that cricket calendar would become so dull that not even a single contest would be played across the world? However, things always come unexpectedly and it is that time, as the Coronavirus surfaced. Amid all the tensions, BCCI comes up with a positive message, which didn’t sit well with the fans.

Coronavirus has claimed over 7,o00 lives so far and infected close to 175,000 people world over.

The pandemic has caused a collapse of sports events worldwide in a year when several multi-national events are scheduled to take place.

Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has suspended all domestic tournaments until further notice as a precautionary measure in the wake of the deadly coronavirus that has been spreading in the country and worldwide at a rapid pace.

Keep up the smiles – BCCI

Amid all this, BCCI sent out a positive message for the fans to keep them in high spirits. Unfortunately, it backfired, as fans didn’t expect such a post from the BCCI.

The Karnataka batsman Manish Pandey and Prithvi Shaw were pictured smiling along with batting coach Vikram Rathour and fielding coach R Sridhar. This old picture from a training session had a message along with it which read: “Keep up the smiles.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the BCCI to shut down its headquarter in Mumbai from Tuesday with its employees being told to work from home.

It has been learnt that the employees have been asked to “work from home” with all the cricketing operations already being suspended until further notice.

The cash-rich board on Saturday also held a meeting with the IPL team owners to address their concerns regarding the fate of the 2020 edition of the IPL amid the growing coronavirus pandemic.

However, a final decision is yet to be made.