CSK to have only 3 overseas players available in squad during first week of IPL 2020?

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are set to leave for UAE later this month. However, Chennai-based outfit will be without most of ir overseas stars. CSK will depart from India on August 21 on a chartered flight for IPL 2020. 13th edition of T20 tournament is set to commence on September 19 with final set to be played on vember 10.

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CSK will be without five overseas players during first week of IPL 2020

It has also been reported that CSK will be holding a training camp in Chennai prior to ir departure to UAE for IPL 2020. According to a report in Times Of India,  Tamil Nadu state government has given its clearance to three-time IPL winners and it has also been said that ir training camp can get underway from August 15. re are also reports that senior players including skipper MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla will fly into city via chartered flights on August 14, to begin with  training session a day later. 

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However, most of CSK's overseas players are set to join team much later. Faf du Plessis will join CSK squad only on September 1 as he is expecting his second baby. former South Africa captain will travel toger with countrymate Lungi Ngidi after South African government has reportedly given its clearance for its players to travel to UAE despite international restrictions orwise. 

CSK's batting mainstay Shane Watson along with head coach Stephen Fleming and batting coach Mike Hussey are expected to join CSK camp by August 22.

On or hand, prominent names like Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner and Imran Tahir will be busy with Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which ends on September 10. That means se cricketers will have to undergo customary isolation period before joining squad, which is why y are likely to miss first week of tournament. 

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CSK's new picks Sam Curran and Josh Hazlewood are also unlikely to join team soon as y will be busy with ir national team’s commitments and will be available from mid-September after England-Australia ODI series. This means only three out of CSK's eight overseas players will be available for first week of IPL 2020, forcing MS Dhoni to work around domestic players available in squad.

When will IPL 2020 start?

Ever since IPL 2020 was indefinitely postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, fans started wondering 'When will IPL 2020 start? To answer 'When will IPL 2020 start' query, IPL 2020 will start on September 19 and go on till vember 10, which was anunced in by BCCI after Government Council meeting on Sunday. IPL dates haven't been anunced yet. However, IPL dates are soon expected to be anunced after BCCI's meeting with franchises.

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