Former SRH player Anand Rajan's father stranded in Iran amid Coronavirus pandemic

Anand Rajan represented the Deccan Chargers as well as the Sunrisers.

Published - 23 Mar 2020, 12:07 IST | Updated - 23 Mar 2020, 12:07 IST

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Italy and Iran are two of the countries that are severely affected by the Coronavirus pandemic at the moment. The number of confirmed cases in these countries is constantly on the rise. Moreover, the death toll has only been creating furthermore fears amongst the population. Amidst all this, Madhya Pradesh and former SRH cricketer Anand Rajan’s father is stuck in Iran at the moment.

As an Indian national, this is the worst time to be stranded overseas since all international flights have been stopped. With Iran struggling to cope with the pandemic, Anand Rajan and his family is spending some anxious moments. Since the Indian government has already brought many Indians stranded in Iran back to the country, Anand is hopeful that his father will also be evacuated soon.

Wishing SunRiser Anand Rajan a very Happy Birthday! His team mates already gifted him a terrific victory! 😛 #SRH pic.twitter.com/hB6Z7tLpKy
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 17, 2013

More than 21,000 confirmed cases thus far in Iran

“As Indian government has brought back many Indians from Iran, I am hoping father comes back too,” Rajan told The Indian Express. Iran has thus far seen more than 21,000 confirmed cases recorded. As of Sunday, nearly 1700 deaths have been reported in the country. Given the intensity of the situation, Iran is almost entirely cut off from the rest of the world.

“My father told me that the embassy will only clear travel of those people whose medical examination they conduct by themselves. I was told that the embassy doesn’t have the necessary medical kit to deal with this, so time is running out. With no international flights allowed for next one week, we don’t know what will happen,” Rajan said.

Anand Rajan also tweeted to the embassy in Iran. However, he hasn’t got a response so far. He informed that his father is doing fine for now and is staying at his home which is two hours away from Tehran, the capital.

“I tweeted to the Indian Embassy in Tehran, they said they will get in touch with my father but nobody got in touch till Saturday. At the moment he is fine and is staying inside his house in Qazvin which is some two hours’ drive from Tehran. Back at home here there is some fear in our family as you can understand,” Rajan said.