IPL 2021: Caribbean Premier League stars arrive in UAE, to undergo two-day isolation

Chennai
Super
Kings,
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
and
Mumbai
Indians
announced
the
arrival
of
their
overseas
players,
who
reached
UAE
following
the
completion
of
CPL
2021.
The
bubble
to
bubble
transfer
means
they
will
not
need
to
quarantine
for
six
days
with
an
eye
on
COVID-19.

While
CSK
welcomed
back
West
Indies
all-rounder
Dwayne
Bravo
along
with
South
African
duo
Imran
Tahir
and
Faf
du
Plessis,
Mumbai
Indian,
their
opponents
in
IPL
2021
second
phase
opener,
announced
the
arrival
of
star
West
Indies
all-rounder
Kieron
Pollard.

Du
Plessis,
Bravo
and
Tahir
all
participated
in
the
recently
concluded
Caribbean
Premier
League
(CPL)
2021
and
hence
will
undergo
only
two-day
isolation
before
joining
the
CSK
bubble
in
Dubai.

“3x
the
Excitement
Fafulous
Champion
Express,”
CSK
tweeted.

3x
the
Excitement
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Fafulous
Champion
Express
????????????#WhistlePodu
#Yellove
pic.twitter.com/YE3Q921zRy

—
Chennai
Super
Kings
–
Mask
P????du
Whistle
P????du!
(@ChennaiIPL)

September
16,
2021

Similarly,
Pollard,
who
recently
captained
Trinbago
Knight
Riders
(TKR)
in
CPL
2021
and
arrived
in
Abu
Dhabi,
will
also
undergo
two-day
isolation
before
joining
Mumbai
Indians
bubble.

“THE
BIG
MAN
IS
HERE.
And
with
that
our
#OneFamily
is
now
all
under
one
roof
Goodnight,
Paltan,”
Mumbai
Indians
tweeted.

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And
with
that
our

#OneFamily
is
now
all
under
one
roof
????
Goodnight,
Paltan
????#MumbaiIndians
#IPL2021
@KieronPollard55
pic.twitter.com/EuCw7Gp01S

—
Mumbai
Indians
(@mipaltan)

September
16,
2021

Sunrisers
Hyderabad,
meanwhile,
announced
the
arrival
of
West
Indies
duo
–
all-rounder
Jason
Holder
and
latest
batting
recruit
Sherfane
Rutherford.

“The
big
man
from
the
Caribbean
is
here.
Welcome
back,
@Jaseholder98,”
SRH
tweeted.

#OrangeArmy,
say
hello
????
to
the
latest
addition
to
the

#Risers
squad
????

Welcome,
Sherfane!
????#OrangeOrNothing
#IPL2021
pic.twitter.com/ZzbOkdh5i9

—
SunRisers
Hyderabad
(@SunRisers)

September
17,
2021

Rutherford
was
recently
signed
as
replacement
for
England’s
Jonny
Bairstow,
who
withdrew
from
the
second
phase
of
IPL
2021
due
to
the
personal
reasons.
And
the
West
Indian,
who
scored
two
fifties
during
the
CPL,
will
undergo
two-day
isolation
like
Holder.

“#OrangeArmy,
say
hello
to
the
latest
addition
to
the
#Risers
squad.
Welcome,
Sherfane,”
SRH
tweeted.

#OrangeArmy,
say
hello
????
to
the
latest
addition
to
the

#Risers
squad
????

Welcome,
Sherfane!
????#OrangeOrNothing
#IPL2021
pic.twitter.com/ZzbOkdh5i9

—
SunRisers
Hyderabad
(@SunRisers)

September
17,
2021

IPL
2021,
which
was
postponed
in
May
this
year
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
will
resume
on
Sunday
(September
19)
in
Dubai
with
a
blockbuster
clash
between
CSK
and
defending
champions
MI.

After
the
CSK-MI
clash,
the
action
will
then
shift
to
Abu
Dhabi
where
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
will
square
off
against
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore.
The
first
match
in
Sharjah
will
take
place
on
September
24
when
RCB
take
on
CSK.

Sunrisers
Hyderabad,
who
are
currently
placed
in
the
foot
of
the
IPL
2021
table,
will
begin
their
second
phase
campaign
on
September
22
against
current
leaders
Delhi
Capitals
in
Dubai.