IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals players from England arrive in Dubai
Cricket | Sep 12, 2021, 11:20 AM ISTThe 2021 IPL, which was suspended in May owing to a COVID-19 outbreak in its bubble, will resume in the UAE from September 19.
The 2021 IPL, which was suspended in May owing to a COVID-19 outbreak in its bubble, will resume in the UAE from September 19.
The duo will undergo a six-day quarantine period before joining the rest of the RCB squad in the bio-secure bubble.
Smith believes the Rishabh Pant-led team has the potential to do even better in the second half of the IPL to be played in UAE from September 19 to October 15.
Amit Mishra was among the infected people in the IPL-bio bubble, forcing the BCCI to suspend the event in May.
Shamsi, the world no. 1 ranked T20I bowler in ICC rankings, will be joining the Royals squad as a replacement for Australian pacer Andrew Tye.
The Indian members of the team along with the team management and support staff are amongst the first ones to leave for UAE on Friday.
Malan, who is the world's top-ranked T20 batsman, made a fine comeback in Test cricket after three years with a splendid 70 in England first innings against India.
Punjab Kings confirmed the signing of England spinner Adil Rashid for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.
Tim David plays for the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League and has also represented Surrey in July earlier this year.
Delhi batsman Shreyas Iyer had already reached Dubai along with assistant coach Pravin Amre.
Punjab Kings have signed fast bowler Nathan Ellis for the UAE leg of IPL 2021.
The IPL will squeeze its remaining 76 games between September 19 and October 15 while the T20 World Cup will be held just after that from October 17 to November 14.
Chennai Super Kings shared pictures of franchise's players, including captain MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina at the airport.
Australia is hoping to finalise a T20 tri-series with West Indies and Afghanistan just before the T20 World Cup which will be held in October-November.
The posts, in which Buttler and Morgan used the word 'sir' to mock the Indians, started doing the rounds on social media after the ECB suspended Robinson.
The BCCI has decided to conduct the remainder of the 2021 Indian Premier League season in the United Arab Emirates.
The suspended IPL is likely to resume and get completed during mid-September to mid-October window while the CPL will be held between August 28 and September 19 in the West Indies.
There are 31 matches remaining in IPL 2021 which was postponed, after completion of 29 matches, due to Covid-19 cases in the bio-secure environment.
Head coach Chris Silverwood will on Tuesday convene his first selection meeting since taking full control of the process from Ed Smith.
The MS Dhoni-led franchise were in second place on 10 points behind Delhi Capitals -- who were leading the table with 12 points -- when a breach in the bio-bubble forced the IPL season to be postponed.
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