Amidst the epidemic of Coronavirus, there are many players who are leaving jerseys and wearing uniforms. Indian football team's goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu may be in Sydney, away from India at the moment, but he remains concerned for his parents who are police officers and currently on duty.
Sandhu's parents are officers in Chandigarh Police: Sandhu has been in Australia for the last one month and does not know how long he will have to stay there. During this time, his parents are doing their duty in Punjab. Sandhu's father is SP in Punjab Police while mother Harjit Kaur is DSP of Chandigarh. Sandhu told IANS, 'My parents are in Punjab. Both go to work everyday and ensure that the lockdown is being followed. I am in constant contact with him but due to increasing cases in India, there are concerns. In India, where the population is so high, the decision to lockdown has been taken at the right time.
Talking about returning to his country, Sandhu, who had gone to Australia after the ISL ended, said, "I don't know when this will happen." We are staying at home and are safe. The situation is under control here, winters are coming due to which the weather is also very good. Sandhu said that he is working on his fitness even during this time. He exercises daily at home and then exercises alone in a nearby ground. Sandhu is the goalkeeper of the Indian team along with he plays for Bangalore FC, captained by Sunil Chhetri in the ISL. This year, his team reached the semi-finals in the ISL where they lost to ATK. However Sandhu received the league's Gold Gloves Award.
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