T20 WORLD CUP CRICKETER-TURNED COP FIGHTS AGAINST CORONAVIRUS CRISIS; ICC LAUDS EFFORT!
Home > News Shots > SportsCricket fans who witnessed the 2007 T20 World Cup, will remember Indian cricketer Joginder Sharma, who helped India lift the trophy. Amid the deadly coronavirus crisis, he is currently on the streets doing his duty as a police-officer at a time when the country in under lockdown by the government.
Former cricketer Joginder Sharma, is famously known for his final over in India's World T20 win in 2007. As per a NDTV report, he is currently working as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Haryana.
Taking to social media, the ICC appreciated the hard work of the former all-rounder saying, "2007: #T20WorldCup hero 2020: Real world hero. In his post-cricket career as a policeman, India's Joginder Sharma is among those doing their bit amid a global health crisis," ICC tweeted.
However, Joginder Sharma's cricketing career did not go well and as planned, so he retired in December 2018. Currently, India is under a 21-day lockdown which will end on April 14 as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus. Check out the post below:
2007: #T20WorldCup hero 🏆
2020: Real world hero 💪
In his post-cricket career as a policeman, India's Joginder Sharma is among those doing their bit amid a global health crisis.
[📷 Joginder Sharma] pic.twitter.com/2IAAyjX3Se
— ICC (@ICC) March 28, 2020