IPL 2021: RCB to arrange chartered flight for Virat Kohli, Siraj, duo to fly out of England on Saturday

They
will
undergo
a
6-day
quarantine
period
before
joining
the
RCB
team
bubble.
The
RCB
officials
confirmed
that
Virat
and
Siraj
will
be
flying
out
from
Manchester
in
a
charter
flight
on
Saturday
(September
10)
night
and
reach
Dubai
early
on
Sunday
(September
11)
morning.

“Yes,
we
have
arranged
a
charter
flight
for
Virat
and
Siraj,
both
of
them
will
be
flying
out
at
11:30
PM
UK
time
on
Saturday
and
they
will
reach
Dubai
early
Sunday
morning.
Safe
transit
of
players
is
the
utmost
priority
for
RCB.
They
will
undergo
6-day
quarantine
there
before
joining
the
team
bubble,”
the
source
told
ANI.

Earlier
on
Friday,
the
5th
Test
match
between
England
and
India
was
cancelled
in
Manchester.
The
BCCI
and
ECB
held
several
rounds
of
discussion
to
find
a
way
to
play
the
Test
match,
however,
the
outbreak
of
COVID-19
in
the
Indian
team
forced
the
decision
of
calling
off
the
game.

The
IPL
2021,
which
was
postponed
in
May
this
year
in
the
wake
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
will
resume
on
September
19
in
Dubai
with
a
blockbuster
clash
between
Chennai
Super
Kings
and
Mumbai
Indians.

The
action
will
then
shift
to
Abu
Dhabi
where
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
will
square
off
against
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore.

Sharjah
will
host
its
first
game
on
September
24
when
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
take
on
Chennai
Super
Kings.
In
all,
13
matches
will
be
held
in
Dubai,
10
in
Sharjah,
and
8
in
Abu
Dhabi.

The
BCCI
has
decided
to
do
away
with
contact
tracing
devices
for
the
UAE
leg,
starting
on
September
19.

The
Indian
board
decided
that
Bubble
Integrity
Officers
will
do
the
necessary
contact
tracing
if
any
player
tests
positive
for
COVID-19
in
UAE.

The
board
has
come
up
with
a
46-page
health
advisory
that
lays
down
all
the
pointers
that
everyone
associated
with
the
IPL
needs
to
follow
in
order
to
ensure
the
smooth
functioning
of
the
league.