Be it closed door matches or the currently postponed Indian Premier League, cricket should be the farthest thing from everyone’s minds amid the COVID-19 global crisis, feels ace India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.
“See cricket is the last thing on my mind at the moment. I am not even thinking about it,” Harbhajan said.
“It is not necessary to hold a cricket match. I don’t think anyone should think about sports and cricket at this hour. These are small things. Lives are at stake...understand that,” said the 39-year old off-spinner.
“Yes cricket has given us everything. Whatever I am today is because of cricket. But this is not the time to discuss cricket. I would like to talk about how we can help people,” said India’s third highest wicket-taker in Test cricket.
There are doubts over whether the T20 World Cup, to be held in Australia in October this year, would take place or not. Harbhajan said, keeping the situation in mind, a World Cup or an IPL can wait for a year.
“One IPL, one World Cup...what difference will it make if it does not happen this year? But if these things go on, our lives will be finished.
“I know I am not in my 20s anymore but even if I was...I would have said the same thing,” said the 103-Test veteran who has also played 236 ODIs and 28 T20s in a career spanning almost two decades.