Earlier, CSK had the six-day long conditioning camp between August 15 and 20 in Chennai which focused on fitness primarily, along with some cricket training too.
Former Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and all-rounder Suresh Raina, who both announced their retirement from international cricket recently, are among the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad which left for the UAE on Friday for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.
Earlier, CSK had the six-day long conditioning camp between August 15 and 20 in Chennai which focused on fitness primarily, along with some cricket training too.
Spinner Harbhajan Singh will not depart for Dubai with the rest of the squad on Friday due to personal reasons.
1. They are off!
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Here is the video of the CSK side arriving at the Chennai airport on Friday before leaving for the UAE.
2. No Harbhajan Singh
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According to an ESPNcricinfo report, Harbhajan Singh will arrive a week or ten days later than the squad in the UAE, ahead of the 2020 IPL. The 40-year-old offspinner will not be in Chennai when the franchise boards its flight after a five-day training camp in the city.
The veteran spinner's late arrival will make it five players for the CSK who would not be part of the squad when it first arrives in the UAE.
Faf du Plessis and Lungi Ngidi, who will arrive in early September from South Africa, and Imran Tahir, Mitchell Santner and Dwayne Bravo who are playing in the CPL, are the others, ESPNcricinfo reported.
Initially scheduled to start in March, the 2020 edition of the IPL was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Now, the 13th edition of the IPL will be played from September 19 to November 10, across three venues in the UAE -- Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai.
3. Madras Bye-bye
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Madras Bye-bye! Hello Dubai!#StartTheWhistles #whistlepodu #Yellove pic.twitter.com/NeCoFJuQ99
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) August 21, 2020
4. Hello Dubai
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Madras Bye-bye! Hello Dubai!#StartTheWhistles #whistlepodu #Yellove pic.twitter.com/lyZmoiuZXn
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) August 21, 2020
5. IPL in UAE!
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With the 13th edition of the IPL just less than a month away, teams are gearing up to prepare for the tournament which will be held in the UAE in a bio-secure environment.
Other teams in Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, etc have already made their trip over to UAE this week as they all prepare for the 13th edition of IPL.
