|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh last-phase tour of Pakistan might be in jeopardy after schools in Sindh have been directed to remain closed till March 13 to ensure that the isolation period of the suspected cases could be completed after a second person was confirmed to have been infected with the corona virus.

According to Bangladesh Cricket Board officials they will contact with counterparts in the Pakistan Cricket Board in order to get a better picture of the entire situation and if there is any kind of threat they are not willing to send their team to Pakistan.

‘’For us players safety comes as our first priority and we are not going to compromise with it at any cost,’’ said BCB media committee chairman Jalal Yunus told Cricfrenzy.com  on Tuesday.

‘’We will talk with PCB in this regard and if we see that there is any threat than certainly not send our team to Pakistan but at the moment it is too early to make a decision in this regard as we still have time in our hand,’’ he said.

Coronavirus is now another name for worldwide panic. Various countries around the world are taking various effective steps to protect themselves against this deadly virus. Countries in Europe have canceled all programs that are large or crowded. As a step, all the schools, colleges and educational institutions in Sindh province of Karachi have announced the closure till March 13.

Recently, several Pakistani nationals returned to Karachi after traveling to Iran. Many of these returning Pakistanis suffer from coronavirus. Sindh government has taken preventive measures not to increase the number of coronavirus patients. All educational institutions in Karachi and Balochistan have been ordered to close on the second phase. And in the precise situation of Karachi, Bangladesh cricket team will visit Pakistan in the first week of the month. Bangladesh will play one ODI and one Test matche against Pakistan in the first week of April.

Meanwhile, England cricketers visiting Sri Lanka, fearing for a coronavirus infection, have decided not to shake hands with their opponents on the field. It is a common courtesy to shake hands with one another at the end of the match or at the start of the match. But the suspicion of coronavirus is now on the alert, the players are on the path to not show that courtesy.