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A day before the start of IPL 2020, the star players of Australia and England have landed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 21 players from both the countries are playing in the 13th edition of Indian Premier League from different teams.
Virat Kohli led-Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) will play the 13th edition of Indian Premier League in the UAE, with 'My COVID Heroes' written on the back of the players' jersey in honour of the Corona warriors.
South African all-rounder JP Duminy will make his debut in the commentary world with the upcoming league. Star Sports, the official broadcaster of Dream 11 IPL 2020, has announced a commentary panel which includes some of the best and reputed cricket experts from around the world.
A local cricketer Sachin Deshmukh passed away on Tuesday at 2:57 pm at Vedant Hospital. He was suffering from Covid-19. The 52-year-old has been part of Mumbai and Maharashtra Ranji teams but could never find a place in playing XI.
Despite having destructive and explosive batsmen like Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, the Royal Challengers Bangalore team have not been able to win a single title in the last 12 seasons of IPL.
Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar said that Mumbai Indians (MI) shouldn’t find it too difficult to win the championship again this year.
Former South African star player AB de Villiers believes that the biggest challenge for all teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be to adapt to the warm and humid weather of the UAE. Most matches will be played at night, but the conditions will still be challenging.
The actor recently confessed his all-time playing XI of several former players including Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
Chennai Super Kings batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has been dropped from the team just before the opening match. He was tested positive for Covid-19 last month and still in isolation. He will not be available for the first match against Mumbai.
Aakash Chopra has selected his possible playing eleven for the Rajasthan Royals, with which the Rajasthan franchise can play in the initial matches of the IPL 2020.