IPL 2020: Players, teams gear up for UAE sojourn as countdown begins
From ‘Is the IPL happening this year?’ to ‘Yay! IPL 2020 will be played in UAE’, cricket fans across the world have finally breathed a sigh of huge relief. Exactly 30 days from today, the 13th edition of the world’s most popular T20 extravaganza will unfold, albeit on foreign land and without spectators. This will be only the second instance of the tournament being played completely outside India.
This year’s IPL will be different in more ways than one – a biosecure bubble, strict protocols and multiple Covid-19 tests before, during and after the tournament. Players, match officials and all those even remotely associated with the competition will be wary. Each franchise will have to take utmost care and act responsibly. From the customised masks to safety kits – franchises seem to have everything under control.
After concluding training camps with their respective teams, the Indian players have boarded the flight to the UAE. Here’s a glimpse of how travelling in the ‘Corona Era’ looks like!
Checking in
ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ? ✅
Jinks has arrived at the Mumbai hotel ahead of our team departure in a few days ?#YehHaiNayiDilli pic.twitter.com/7QGVDHxPvK
— Delhi Capitals (Tweeting from ?) (@DelhiCapitals) August 20, 2020
Training ‘HARD’ik!
⚠️ Caution: Kung Fu Pandya at work ??#OneFamily #IPL2020 @hardikpandya7 pic.twitter.com/Xer4Rk6Kta
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 20, 2020
The Testing
Tests – complete. ✔️??#HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily pic.twitter.com/FkCwNAY1yO
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) August 18, 2020
The kit that can’t be forgotten
Words of Wisdom ?? https://t.co/ePpXpi77t3
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) August 19, 2020
The other kit (Ps. Will this year be RCB’s lucky 13?)
Locked and loaded to take the UAE by storm! ?
The Royal Challengers are getting ready to fly! ?? ✈️#PlayBold #IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/4Ezlhq2iEy
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) August 20, 2020
And they’re off…
#SaddaSquad ♥️?
Can you identify each one of them with the ? on? ?#SaddaPunjab #IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/H7J5NRujvC
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) August 20, 2020
