IPL's star-studded teams land in UAE

IPL's star-studded teams including Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and defending champions Mumbai Indians arrived in UAE on Friday for world's biggest T20 league, beginning on September 19.

All three teams posted ir departure photos on social media. Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK held a brief training camp in Chennai before flying out and was only team to do so.

RCB skipper Virat Kohli, who me his own arrangements to reach Dubai directly from Mumbai following all BCCI SOP, also posted a photo from team hotel after touching down.

Both CSK and RCB are based out of Dubai while Rohit Sharma-captained Mumbai Indians are camping in Abu Dhabi.

players are t allowed to venture out of ir rooms during six-day isolation period.

players, who were alrey tested multiple times before departure, will w undergo a six-day isolation period with testing on day 1, 3 and 6. If y clear all tests, y will be eligible to enter tournament's bio-bubble and start training.

Subsequently, players and support staff will be tested every fifth day of tournament.

On Thursday, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders became first set of teams to arrive in UAE.

Sunrisers Hyderab and Delhi Capitals will land over weekend.

Sixty games will be played over 53 days across three venues -- Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. In 2014, UAE h hosted IPL partially due to general elections in India.

postponement of T20 World Cup in Australia created a window for IPL, which was supposed to take place in March-May before BCCI postponed it indefinitely due to pandemic. 

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