Talking about the coronavirus pandemic, ex-India cricketer and Bengal Ranji coach Arun Lal, who's a cancer survivor, said, "You have to stay positive, you have to believe that you can fight it." He added, "It's a disease...you have to be prepared for worst...[but] hope for the best." Arun Lal survived adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare type of salivary gland cancer.