Using this period to spend time with my loved ones: Mohammad Shami

As the sporting action across the world has come to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, pacer Mohammad Shami on Sunday said that he is utilising the self-isolation period by spending some time with his loved ones.

Shami shared a picture with his brother's daughter on Twitter and captioned the post as: "Meet Aamirah - my brother's daughter, using this time to spend time with my loved ones, Stay Home, Stay Safe".

Shami was last seen in action during India's two-match Test series against New Zealand.

The pacer finished the series with five wickets. However, his exploits were not enough as India ended up losing the two-match series 0-2.

Shami would have been in action for the Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League if the tournament had started by March 29.

However, the tournament had to be postponed until April 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday, India's Test vice-captain also revealed that he is using the current time to spend more time with his family.

"I hope you all are fine, a lot of people have asked me about my routine, in the morning I do my workout, it usually lasts up to 30-45 minutes, then I have started doing karate practice, I used to do it in my childhood, I am a black belt in karate, then I tend to spend time with my daughter Arya," Rahane had said in the video posted by BCCI.

"The plus point about this lockdown is that I am getting to spend more time with my child Arya, as soon as she helps in the afternoon, I help my wife Radhika in cooking or cleaning, we both have decided to share the household chores, I am also devoting some time to reading some books," he added.

The total number of positive coronavirus cases across the country are 8,447 including 7,409 active cases.

So far, 764 patients have either been cured or discharged while 273 deaths have been recorded in the country, as per data provided by the Ministry of Health on Sunday evening.