IPL 2020: Krunal Pandya Shares Picture With Brother Hardik Pandya In PPE Travel Kits As Mumbai Indians Leave For UAE
Aug 21, 2020 at 2:30 PM
Mumbai Indians all-rounder brothers Krunal Pandya and Hardik Pandya were pictured in PPE kits ready to travel to UAE. The Mumbai Indians squad leaves for UAE on Friday. Earlier, yesterday KXIP and RR left for UAE and Chennai Super Kings‘ CEO Kasi Vishwanathan had confirmed that the Chennai based side will leave on 21st of August.
The IPL 2020 will begin from September 19 till November 10, a total 53-day campaign will see all the 8 teams play in UAE. The venue this time is UAE and matches will be played in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
Krunal Pandya Tweeted About Their Departure To UAE
On Friday, Krunal Pandya tweeted a picture with his brother fully suited in PPE kits to travel to UAE.
“We’re getting used to our new travel kit. UAE, here we come” tweeted Krunal Pandya
We’re getting used to our new travel kit 😄 UAE, here we come 👊 pic.twitter.com/O4y2V2Sd8S
— Krunal Pandya (@krunalpandya24) August 21, 2020
The wait for the IPL 2020 is almost over, with the tournament set to return on the screens on September 19. The players and fans have missed in too much as they count days for the sport to be back.
The BCCI has allowed the players and support staff to take their families along on the condition that all of them remain in the bio-bubble. BCCI has restricted the squad strength to 24 players, however, there is no cap on support staff.
Mumbai Indians Ready To Fly to UAE
The Mumbai based franchise posted on their official twitter handle a picture of all the players wearing PPE kits to travel to UAE.
They captioned the post as “Two points to those who can guess all members of our #OneFamily present in this frame!”.
https://twitter.com/mipaltan/status/1296669483399032832
Mumbai Indians are the most successful franchise in IPL’s history, all under the virtuous leadership of Rohit Sharma. The Mumbai Indians side has been one of the best performing teams in the IPL, winning it on four different occasions since 2013. The squad is a good blend of experienced and youth players and hence the balance will play a key role in the side.
The IPL 2020 will begin from September 19 till November 10, a total 53-day campaign will see all the 8 teams play in UAE. The tournament was originally scheduled to kick off from March 29 was postponed indefinitely after April 15 due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the nation.