IPL 2020: AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn and Chris Morris join RCB squad in Dubai
XtraTime Web Desk: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s key South African players AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn and Chris Morris reached Dubai for the upcoming 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) on Saturday. The three cricketers were arranged for a pick up from Cape Town by a special chartered flight by the franchise.
In a captioned video posted by RCB on twitter, it read, "The Proteas Arrive And here it is RCB fans, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! @abdevilliers17, @dalesteyn and @tipo_morris have joined the team in Dubai! #PlayBold #TravelDay #IPL2020 #BoldDiaries."
Earlier on Friday the Indian players and support staffs of RCB reached Dubai. Captain Virat Kohli made his own arrangements to reach Dubai directly from Mumbai following all BCCI SOP. The RCB captain also posted a photo from the team hotel overlooking the sea.
The RCB team is put up at the Waldorf Hotel. The franchise has booked all the 155 rooms on the third floor and has exclusive access to team room, gymnasium and dining rooms. The entire team will be quarantining themselves for next 6 days during which they will give three COVID-19 tests.
If the results are negative, then only they will be allowed for training.
The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) will start next month from September 19 and will be played across three venues in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. The final will be played on November 10.
