Hardik Pandya and brother Krunal pose in PPE kits ahead of leaving India for IPL 2020

13th edition of much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) is less than a month away and franchises have started leaving for UAE where tournament is going to be played this year. On Thursday, Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) reached UAE. On or hand, MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and four-time IPL winners Mumbai Indians led by Rohit Sharma are set to depart for UAE on Friday.

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Krunal Pandya posts picture with bror Hardik Pandya as Mumbai Indians leave for UAE

Mumbai Indians all-rounder Krunal Pandya shared a picture on social media with bror Hardik Pandya. In photo, Mumbai Indians stars are seen wearing PPE kits. Baroda boys looked all set to leave for UAE to participate in upcoming edition of IPL. Krunal Pandya mentioned in his caption that y are getting accustomed to ir new travel kits and expressed ir excitement for IPL 2020.

Mumbai Indians' official Twitter handle also shared a photo of team where players are seen donning PPE kits. In caption, y asked ir fans to recognize players from picture. 

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Hardik Pandya son: Mumbai Indians all-rounder reveals name of his son

On Monday, Hardik Pandya posted an Instagram story where he revealed name of his son. Hardik Pandya posted a photo while sitting on a toy car (Mercedes-AMG) and disclosed his son's name. In photo, Mumbai Indians all-rounder thanked a car dealership store for sending a Mercedes car toy for his son and mentioned his name as 'Agastya'.

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Earlier this year, star all-rounder had proposed Natasa Stankovic while on a cruise in Dubai. Since n, couple has been staying toger as ir pictures have kept resurfacing on social media. Instagram post made fans wonder - 'Is Hardik Pandya married?' Because in post, both Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic had also posted a picture of m going through wedding rituals in which y can be seen wearing garlands.

re were a lot of speculations that are being made about Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic's marri. While some reports say that couple has tied kt, ors say that child is out of wedlock. However, if reports from Filmfare are to be believed, Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic got hitched during lockdown itself.

Meanwhile, both Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya will look to help Mumbai Indians win ir fifth IPL title. all-rounders' performances will be key in determining how far Mumbai based franchise goes in tournament. IPL 2020 is set to be played in UAE from September 19 with final scheduled on vember 10.  53-day tournament will witness ten-afteron matches starting at 3:30 PM (IST) while evening matches will start at 7:30 PM (IST). franchises have already started gearing up for tournament and are leaving stone unturned to ensure safety of players.

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