As the start date for IPL 2020 is released (19 September), all the teams are excited to reach UAE as early as possible. Mainly, the reason behind this is to complete their quarantine period successfully and attain sufficient time for training. So, the IPL 2020 be played for 53 days (19 September – 10 November)In this article we will be highlighting about one of the most successful team of IPL, Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Basically, CSK is set to leave for UAE on 21 August for the IPL 2020. Above information was given by none other than Kasi Viswanathan, CEO of CSK. In addition, below mentioned are the other things he said:
- Before their journey to UAE, the team will attend a training camp at the MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai.
- The team will be having their base camp in Dubai.
- All the team members will arrive in Chennai by 14 -15 August. Consequently, the training will begin from 16 August.
- CSK will leave for Dubai around 21 August.
- Furthermore, the team will be taking 8 -10 net bowlers along with them, but it is not finalized yet.
Now, the 13th edition of IPL will be played across 3 venues Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Dubai. Surprisingly, the final match of IPL 2020 will be played on a weekday (10 Nov., Tuesday). To specify, this is the first time in history of IPL that final match will be played on weekday. Recently, sources confirmed that the board has received government approval for conducting the IPL 2020 in UAE. Further important things for the tournament are as follows:
- Both afternoon as well the evening matches will be played 30 minutes earlier than usual.
- 10 afternoon matches will be starting at 15:30 IST.
- Later, the evening matches will start at 19:30 IST.
Additionally, the BCCI has given clearance to the Emirates Cricket Board for hosting the IPL 2020.
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