The 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) had to move from India to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the raging coronavirus pandemic in the country. With the fear of the dreaded coronavirus looming, and added to the confusion of leaving the comforts of home, the stress on players will likely be immense. However, the management of all teams seems to be doing their best to make it a stress-free environment for all their players. A look at the Mumbai Indians team room only goes to show that the franchises are doing everything they can to keep their members happy.
From pool tables to multiple game options, the Mumbai Indians team room is a beauty.
In the video, as soon as Krunal Pandya laid his eyes on the spacious team room, he let out a “wow”.
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Sit back, relax, and take a virtual tour of our equipment room in Abu Dhabi#A family #Mumbaiindians #ME # Dream11IPL @ImZaheer pic.twitter.com/bSzm00jvIm
– Indians of Mumbai (@mipaltan) September 1, 2020
Former India Pacemaker and current Director of Cricket Operations for the Mumbai Indians, Zaheer Khan, also spoke about the luxurious team room and how it helps in team bonding.
“Well, we always approach the team room with confidence because this is where a lot of ties happen. Players spend a lot of time here, so it is with the perspective that it will be three months. It will be a long time, and all the families and players they can come together. So this will more or less be our area, “Zaheer Khan said in the video posted on the Mumbai Indians official Twitter account.
“One of the biggest missing factors is that ‘Paltan’ will be cheering us on from the stadium. So we just wanted to get a message across to our players, as well as our entire team, the support staff, that it doesn’t matter where he is. ‘ Paltan “will always be there. And you can see it with this wall here dedicated purely for our fans and for the players to know that their support in our victories and ups and downs is always there,” he added.
The Mumbai Indians had their first training session in the UAE last week.
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Many players, including Captain Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell McClenaghan, Krunal Pandya, as well as support staff and others, were spotted at the Abu Dhabi Cricket Academy.
IPL 2020 is scheduled to start on September 19 and the final on November 10, however the full tournament schedule has yet to be announced.
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