Published 16:18 IST, May 4th 2020

ICC celebrates Star Wars Day with witty tweet, uploads unique video for it: Watch

ICC posted a video on Twitter which is a compilation of fours hit by different players. The motive behind the post was to wish fans on Star Wars Day.

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coronavirus pandemic has put an end to all cricketing action across globe. Governments of different nations have anunced a nationwide lockdown in ir respective countries in order to contain deadly virus. situation doesn't look very promising right w and it seems like re won't be any cricket played in near future.

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ICC wishes fans on Star Wars day with an interesting Twitter post

Meanwhile, International Cricket Council (ICC) has enhanced its social media game by interacting with fans through different challenges and amusing posts. On Monday, ICC posted a video on Twitter which is a compilation of fours hit by different batsmen and batswomen. motive behind this post was to wish fans on Star Wars Day. In video, batsmen, as well as, batswomen are seen hitting fours with a lightsaber, which is weapon of a Jedi in Star Wars. ICC captioned video with a unique pun and wrote, " May fours be with you #StarWarsDay".

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George Lucas's Star Wars media franchise is celebrated on May 4. celebration of Star Wars Day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations. date was picked because of  pun on catchphrase "May Force be with you" as "May Fourth be with you".

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Coronavirus in cricket: Impact on ICC and BCCI amid India lockdown

ongoing coronavirus crisis has impacted worldwide cricketing activities. It forced ICC to put all proposed international tours on hold till June this year. Among major ICC events, ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled to be played in Australia between October and vember. However, recent reports suggest that tournament is likely to be delayed or cancelled if coronavirus crisis continues to impact ICC’s cricketing schedule.

Apart from ICC, even Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently postponed much-awaited Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season until furr tice as India lockdown continues to remain in effect. IPL 2020 was originally intended to commence from March 29. Since T20 World Cup is currently clouded with much uncertainty at moment, recent reports also suggest that IPL 2020 could well take October window.

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16:18 IST, May 4th 2020