Xtra Time Web Desk: Mumbai Indians’ star all rounder Hardik Pandya has made a bold comment that India will lift the upcoming T20 World Cup in UAE. Both Hardik and Krunal has joined the Mumbai Indians camp in Abu Dhabi ahead of the resumption of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). A video posted by the franchise on its official twitter handle shows the Pandya brothers checking in at Saint Regis Hotel in Abu Dhabi with a caption that read, The “𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙮𝙖 brothers arrived yesterday with their usual 𝙨𝙬𝙖𝙜 and a whole lot of 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣!”
The second leg of IPL 2021 will resume in UAE from September 19 in Dubai with a blockbuster clash between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians and CSK have already begun their training in UAE.
Dubai will host 13 matches in IPL 2021 including the final while Sharjah and Abu Dhabi will stage 10 and 8 matches respectively.
The BCCI has decided to do away with contact tracing devices for the UAE leg. The Indian board decided that Bubble Integrity Officers will do the necessary contact tracing if any player tests positive for COVID-19 in UAE.
The board has come up with a 46-page health advisory that lays down all the pointers that everyone associated with the IPL needs to follow in order to ensure the smooth functioning of the league.