Stay home, says Domingo
The Bangladesh national team coaching staff were scheduled to arrive in the country over the next few days ahead of the third and final phase of the tour of Pakistan in late March.
But the outbreak of coronavirus led to the postponement of the tour while the Bangladesh Cricket Board also stopped all cricketing activities due to the pandemic.
According to the BCB cricket operations committee chairman Akram Khan, the foreign coaching staff were advised to remain at home and await board instructions.
Head coach Russell Domingo, who is currently in South Africa, had to prolong his break and the 45-year-old is utilising the time by spending it with his family.
"No one expects such type of holidays but we have to accept reality. I am spending the entire time with my family and I hope that the disaster will come to an end soon," Domingo told BDNews24, a Bengali online portal, yesterday.
Following the Zimbabwe series, the first round of the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier League started on March 15 before being postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. Domingo urged his charges to be careful and stay safe.
"The BCB has taken the right decision [to postpone all the games]. I would tell the cricketers that safety comes first. Stay at home, be careful and stay safe. Follow the government and doctor's instructions," he said.
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