IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals to leave for UAE on Saturday for second leg

No decision has yet been taken on who will lead the IPL 2020 runners-up for the second leg of the tournament, starting next month.

The Delhi Capitals will resume its campaign for a maiden IPL title against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai on September 22.

Delhi Capitals (DC) will depart for the UAE to play the remaining leg of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday.

Star batsman Shreyas Iyer is already in the UAE with the fitness coach and the rest of the squad will join the Delhi Capitals following the conclusion of their international commitments.

"Delhi Capitals will leave on Saturday early morning to UAE for IPL 2021. The team will leave from Delhi with domestic players and officials. Domestic players are already in quarantine in the national capital and they will be quarantined in UAE for a week. Post quarantine their camp will be starting," a DC official told ANI.

"Shreyas Iyer is already in UAE with a fitness coach and the rest of the players from India, South Africa and England will join the team after their international assignments are over.The captain issue is still undecided, either it will be Pant or Iyer, the team management has not yet decided on this," the official added.

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. It has decided to do away with contact tracing devices for the UAE leg.

Mumbai Indians and CSK have reached UAE for the IPL 2021.The 14th season will resume on September 19 in Dubai.