COVID-19: Ashwin Urges Citizens To Stay Indoors Using Highly Debatable 'Mankad' Moment In IPL

PM Modi announced in an address to the country a 21-day lockdown starting from Tuesday midnight.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Jos Buttler (Image Courtesy: IPL Video Grab)

New Delhi: With the government declaring a 21-day lockdown on Tuesday night in a unrelenting bid to fight the coronavirus outbreak, India's frontline spinner Ravichandran Ashwin urged fellow countrymen to stay indoors and safe by using a  picture of him ‘mankading Jos Buttler in last edition of the Indian Premier League. Incidentally, the infamous dismissal turned a year older on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, Ashwin wrote: "Hahaha, somebody sent me this and told me it's exactly been 1 year since this run out happened. As the nation goes into a lockdown, this is a good reminder to my citizens. Don't wander out. Stay inside, stay safe! #21DayLockdown"

Hahaha, somebody sent me this and told me it's exactly been 1 year since this run out happened.

As the nation goes into a lockdown, this is a good reminder to my citizens. Don't wander out. Stay inside, stay safe! #21DayLockdown pic.twitter.com/bSN1454kFt — lets stay indoors India ???????? (@ashwinravi99) March 25, 2020

PM Modi announced in an address to the country a 21-day lockdown starting from Tuesday midnight. He said this is an essential step to fight coronavirus decisively. He added that saving lives is priority as of now. "With folded hands, I request you to stay put wherever you are," said Prime Minister Modi. He added that he is mindful of the economic ramifications of it. However, this is a smaller concern. PM Modi warned, that if the citizens don't follow a complete lockdown for the coming 21 days, the nation will go back 21 years and many families will be devastated.