Published 13:05 IST, April 1st 2020

Jos Buttler asks Virat Kohli to retweet post on auctioning England World Cup 2019 jersey

Jos Buttler tagged Virat Kohli on his Twitter video asking him to retweet post regarding his Cricket World Cup jersey auction to raise funds for coronavirus.

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England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler handed his country ir first cricket World Cup win in 2019 when he run out Martin Guptill in nail-biting final which was played at Lord's on July 14. Currently, cricketer is in self-isolation following UK lockdown due to coronavirus. In his fight against coronavirus, he has decided to auction his Cricket World Cup jersey to raise funds. 29-year-old said he would be posting jersey, signed by all members of World Cup-winning squad, on eBay. Jos Buttler even asked Team India skipper Virat Kohli to retweet his post.

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Jos Buttler to auction Cricket World Cup jersey 

Jos Buttler, in his video, praised hospitals, doctors, nurses and NHS for doing quite an incredible job during coronavirus outbreak. He also said that in weeks and months to come all se people are going to need support even more. Here's what he had to say.

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Jos Buttler requests Virat Kohli to retweet post

Jos Buttler has asked Team India skipper Virat Kohli to retweet post regarding his Cricket World Cup jersey auction. Apart from Virat Kohli, Jos Buttler has also tagged various or cricketers to retweet post. Jos Buttler was last seen on England's tour of Sri Lanka that was recently abandoned during a warm-up game due to coronavirus. Jos Buttler was due to play in   Indian Premier League 2020 event, which was been postponed until at least April 15.

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Coronavirus news amid UK Lockdown 

Due to coronavirus in UK, re has ben at least 22,400 confirmed cases and 1,412 deaths. Many in UK believe that country is just weeks behind Italy in facing peak of disease and hospitals can be overwhelmed by patients seeking medical assistance. As a result, implementing UK lockdown for six months seemed to be only option left.

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12:10 IST, April 1st 2020