Do you want to play sports during this coronavirus outbreak? Although you are not allowed to venture out into public spaced due to the scare, it does not mean you have to miss out on your favourite sports. While you’re at home, take a look at this online coaching class facilitated by the Indian Cricket Team’s former captain, MS Dhoni, and R Ashwin.
Both of them are playing their part in helping aspiring cricketers learn the basics of the sport through the respective academies. Through mentors who work towards development, MS Dhoni is helping them conduct live Facebook sessions on how to play the sport by giving his inputs. R Ashwin, on the other hand, is personally offering coaching classes in various interesting ways through live classes as well.
The classes have so far garnered quite the interest from the country’s fan base. Satyajit Lahiri, the Chief Coach of the Dhoni Academy says, “We are clocking almost 10000 views across all platforms for every video. “We have an app called Cricketor where we regularly upload demo drills. The trainees also need to upload their videos so that we can keep a tab on their activities. We give feedback accordingly.”
What a great way to keep people indulged in sports! Let us know how you are keeping in touch with your favourite sport during the nationwide lockdown.
Source: The Times of India
