Chris Jordan does not regret ignoring coronavirus concerns to remain in PSL

The England seamer eventually had to leave Pakistan but stayed on despite a raft of players - including Alex Hales - opting to leave

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Chris Jordan has no misgivings over the decision to stay in Pakistan for the climax to the PSL amid the growing coronavirus pandemic.

The England seamer, who was representing Karachi Kings, opted to remain as a raft of overseas players fled the country.

Fellow-countrymen Moeen Ali, Ravi Bopara and Samit Patel took a similar decision, however, it was largely inconsequential as the semi-finals and final were eventually postponed.

Upon his return to England, Alex Hales reported symptoms relating to COVID-19, leading to the organisers pulling the remaining four matches of the competition as a precaution.

“It was up to each person to make their own decision and everyone has their own scenario – be it their family or their kids. It wasn’t a case of ‘one go, all go’ or ‘one stay, all stay’,” said Jordan, who took nine wickets in as many matches as Kings reached the last four.

“Pretty much all the other cricket was gone in the end, everything, but the cases in Pakistan were still minimal. 

"In the end the questions you had to answer were about what if things move quickly back in England, could we get back? I always felt if anything was happening we would get notified early.”

^{Alex Hales led the first raft of departures from the PSL}

Having now returned to England, Jordan has himself since tested negative for the virus.

The Sussex man did not allow himself to become concerned by the spread of the disease, which has now been contacted by more than 440,000 people worldwide.

“I spoke to Alex when he began to feel unwell, he contacted the guys in our team to let them know what he was experiencing and from there things moved pretty quickly,” the 31-year-old added.

“We took the test, but I wasn’t overly concerned because I had been following it quite closely. I knew it could take anyone down but also that there has been many more recoveries.

“Once I had an understanding of how it was attacking people and who was most vulnerable to it, I tried to stay pretty calm about it.

"Some people who have had it don’t show symptoms so it was important that I knew so that I could keep myself to myself.”