Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed BCCI's initiative 'Team Mask Force', and said that it is 'among the most important tasks today'. BCCI had earlier shared a video which included many current and former cricketers wearing home-made masks and raising awareness to aid fight against coronavirus pandemic.
Taking to Twitter, PM Modi wrote: "Among the most important tasks today -- be a part of #TeamMaskForce. Small but essential precautions can keep us all safe. Important to spread awareness about it..."
The video included Indian captain Virat Kohli, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh among men's cricketers. Among women's cricketers, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana took part.
Taking to Twitter, BCCI wrote: #TeamIndia is now #TeamMaskForce! Join #IndiaFightsCorona and download @mygovindia's @SetuAarogya mobile application @PMOIndia @narendramodi."
Earlier, the BCCI contributed Rs 51 crore to the Prime Ministers Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund as the government fights against the coronavirus outbreak.
