5 Cricketing habits that could change post Coronavirus pandemic
Even if cricket resumes later in the year, the players and the authorities will be aware of the Coronavirus haunting them back again.
4. Players giving high five or hugging each other
Celebrating is an integral part of cricket. A batsman scoring 100 runs or a bowler picking up a wicket is a huge achievement for an individual and a team as well. After scoring a century, generally a batsman raises his bat to acknowledge the crowd and then his partner mostly hugs him/her to congratulate.
Also, after picking up a wicket, the players get together to congratulate the bowler while also giving a high five to their teammates. Hugging and giving a high-five to each other could stop as it leads to physical contact between the players, another cause for the transmission of the Coronavirus.
Also, when a few of the matches were played behind closed doors recently, the players had avoided over the top celebrations amongst their teammates. They had resorted fist bumping after picking up a wicket.
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