IPL 2020: Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad teams reach Dubai

Delhi Capitals players Ravichandran Ashwin and Shikhar Dhawan seen on their arrival in Dubai for the Indian Premier League on Sunday. - ANI

New Delhi - The teams will begin seven-day quarantine period

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By IANS

Published: Sun 23 Aug 2020, 3:30 PM

Last updated: Mon 24 Aug 2020, 3:00 AM

Indian Premier League teams, Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad teams arrived respectively in Dubai on Sunday afternoon.
The arrival of Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderbad thus completes the eight-team composition for the 13th IPL edition to be staged here in the UAE from September 19 to November 10.
Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals were the teams to have reached earlier in the week.

The Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad players had undergone tests for Covid-19 before their departure from Mumbai and will now be serving a mandatory seven-day quarantine in accordance with the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the tournament.
The players will also be undergoing RT-PCR tests on Day 1, 3 and 6 of their seven-day quarantine. Those who return a negative report for all the three tests will be entering the bio-bubble.
"Finally we are travelling and looking forward to getting to Dubai and isolating for a week," said assistant coach Mohammed Kaif before their departure.
"We will be undergoing three more tests, and hopefully everyone's reports will come out negative, and then we can get back on to the field to start practicing."
The 2020 edition of the IPL will be held in the UAE starting on September 19. The tournament was originally postponed from its original start date of March 29 to April 15. It was later postponed indefinitely due to the lockdown that was in place in India due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
 

The Sunrisers Hyderabad team on their arrival in Dubai. — Sunrisers Hyderabad Twitter handle
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Published: Sun 23 Aug 2020, 3:30 PM

Last updated: Mon 24 Aug 2020, 3:00 AM

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