10 June,2020 08:01 AM IST | | A correspondent
PR Sreejesh
India hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh spread some cheer among teammates on Tuesday when he dressed up as a Sardar and posted this picture to his 407,000 Twitter followers. "Mallu Singh......Quarantine effect," Sreejesh captioned his post.
Members of the Indian hockey team have been through a testing phase, confined to the Sports Authority of India complex in Bangalore for over two months as the Coronavirus-caused lockdown suddenly halted the national camp.
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Last month, one of the cooks at the centre passed away due to a heart attack and later tested positive for COVID-19, leaving the authorities worried.
However, things have eased up a bit since last week as the lockdown gradually opened up. Practice too has begun with players implementing strict social distancing rules as prescribed by Hockey India.
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