The Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) teams Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders are upset.
Reason, they still need to follow quarantine norms for another week before they will resume practice sessions just like the other teams.
Both Mumbai Indians & KKR are based in Abu Dhabi . consistent with the Covid-19 norms of the emirate of Abu Dhabi , it's mandatory to finish 14 days quarantine before anyone is allowed to maneuver outside.
In comparison 6 teams staying in Dubai are ready to start out practice. Dubai only follows 7 days mandatory quarantine period.
These different sets of quarantine rules within the two emirates has pegged the franchises plans by every week .
“We have requested BCCI to intervene. We were told we have to follow 7 days quarantine period but now it has come to our knowledge that as per the local norms we will be in 14 days quarantine”, said member of the support staff attached with the Mumbai Indians team.
IPL 2020 Teams arrival date in UAE
Day Date Team
Thursday 20-Aug KKR RR KXIP
Friday 21-Aug MI CSK RCB
Sunday 23-Aug DC SRH
KKR was the primary team to succeed in UAE on 20th Aug, while Mumbai Indians reached Abu Dhabi on 21st Aug. At an equivalent time other 6 teams reached Dubai and that they have started reaching ICC Academy for practice sessions, but both Rohit Sharma’s MI and Dinesh Karthik’s will stay within the hotels for an additional week.
The different Covid-19 norms within the two Emirates aren't only upsetting the plans of Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians but even BCCI is in fix and is yet to release the schedule for the event.
The IPL is simply 20 days away and therefore the BCCI has still not finalized the schedule for the IPL that starts form September 19.
The reason is that the same – Dubai & Abu Dhabi both have separate protocols associated with Covid-19. There are travel restrictions also between the 2 cities. While entering Abu Dhabi , one has got to undergo mandatory rapid tests. Only after a negative test one can cross the border.
Such strict procedures cannot work for the teams on a match-day. that's the rationale BCCI is yet to declare the schedule for the IPL 2020.
It has learnt from the sources, now to beat the local protocols – BCCI team in UAE is deliberating with the Emirates Cricket Board to divide the IPL 2020 into two separate legs in order that traveling between the cities are often minimized.
At this stage out of total 56 Group Games in IPL 2020 –
– 21 are going to be played in Dubai
– 21 in Abu Dhabi
– 14 in Sharjah
Currently there are not any restrictions to visit Sharjah from Dubai. So BCCI may plan to play the whole first leg of IPL 2020 in Dubai & Sharjah.
The second leg may comprise of games only in AbuDhabi which is 130 kms from Dubai.
For the play-offs & finals teams can again return to Dubai.
The final decision during this regard are going to be taken with-in next 48 hours as IPL GC Chairman Brijesh Patel and Hemang Amin is thanks to meet various officials in UAE government. Post these meetings on Thursday, final course of action are going to be decided and IPL 2020 schedules are going to be released.
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