Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

The 13th edition of IPL is set to begin from September 19 in the UAE. Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals have become the very first franchises to leave for the grand opening of IPL 2020.

As there is no specific proof or confirmed timings but it does appear through the social media posts that KXIP were first one’s to take off for UAE. Several pictures and videos were shared by the official handle of the team.

“Harpeeet paaji is making an important announcement,please listen to it carefully”. (Posted by the official Twitter handle of KXIP)

On the other hand India’s dynamic bowler and KXIP pacer Mohammed shami shared an image of himself in the flight and captioned it amazingly saying “Apne Munde, Off to Dubai.”

Official Twitter handle of shami.

Rajasthan Royals were also not too far away from departing for UAE as they also shared pictures of their players wearing certain protective kits and captioning them as “UAE Ready.”

Official Twitter Handle of Rajasthan Royals

The most consistent team in the history of IPL the Chennai Super Kings will be leaving for UAE on August 21, Confirmed by the (CSK) CEO Mr. Kasi Viswanathan.

The scheduled IPL will be played for approximately 53 days from September 19 to November 10. The three selected venues are Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi.

The final is scheduled and will be played on a weekday that is Tuesday. This is the first time if we look into the history of T20 Tournament.

The matches will be played half an hour earlier than usual timings.

The Opening match is set to be a cracker as the defending champions are on their way to take on the last year’s runner-ups Chennai super kings. The full schedule of the tournament is yet to be announced by the BCCI.

By Salem Bin Amer

Engineer, Badminton player, Fitness enthusiast and a full-time Content writer.

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