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From Kohli to Tendulkar: Cricket fraternity backs PM's 21-day lockdown

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly also urged all to stay at home and said that citizens across the world should listen to what their government says

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Virat Kohli. File Photo: PTI

BS Web Team New Delhi
India cricket team captain Virat Kohli and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly led the way as Indian cricketers have lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to impose 21-day nationwide lockdown to curb the menace of Covid-19 or coronavirus pandemic in India.

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"As our Honourable Prime Minister, Shri @NarendraModi ji just announced, the whole country is going into a lockdown starting midnight today for the next 21 days. My request will remain the same, PLEASE STAY AT HOME. #SocialDistancing is the only cure for

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