Virat Kohli and co. unlikely to have India training camp before IPL 2020: Report

Top India cricketers including Team India skipper Virat Kohli and former skipper MS Dhoni will have to wait for resumption of cricket activities after reports emerged that national camp at Motera, Ahmedabad is unlikely to take place ahead of prior to Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) due to COVID-19 cases in country. Indian cricketers are currently spending time with family since March after cricket activities came to standstill thanks to pandemic.

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Update on Team India national camp

BCCI Apex Council had earlier zeroed in on Motera Stadium for conditioning camp even though Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) is yet to get any formal intimation from BCCI. According to a report from PTI, a GCA official speaking on condition of anymity said that re were media reports that camp will start from August 18 and go on till September 4 but GCA has formal intimation from BCCI till w.

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report furr states that re have been discussions on issue that players travelling multi-city which can increase ir chance of exposing mselves to a greater health risk in this present scenario and it’s only fitting that camp is put on hold for time being. Earlier, re had been reports about BCCI planning to organise a fitness camp of its contracted players before IPL 2020 due to match practice in over four months. According to a report in New Indian Express, BCCI wants a six-week training camp before cricketers start taking part in any series.

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IPL 2020: Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni set for a return to action

Fans who have been missing Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni in action will soon get a chance to see both se players as y are all set to lead ir respective teams in IPL 2020. Virat Kohli will lead RCB and MS Dhoni will lead CSK. Virat Kohli last played international cricket in March when he led Test side in New Zealand. On  or hand, MS Dhoni has t played cricket since 2019 World Cup and IPL 2020 marks his comeback to game. 

VIVO IPL schedule 2020

As per latest reports, VIVO IPL schedule 2020 is tentatively between September 19 and vember 10 as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is set to leave for UAE in second week of August to kick off preparations for IPL 2020.

According to a report by InsideSport, CSK are exploring option of booking a chartered plane for squad. Sources involved with planning in CSK told InsideSport that CSK are targeting to leave for Dubai with entire squad by August 8 so that a training camp can be organized for m before end of second week. source added that travel plans will be finalized once y receive instructions from  BCCI. 

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