Cricket / Rohit shares pic after reaching UAE for IPL a day after cancelled Test, says 'Back home'

Zoom News : Sep 12, 2021, 09:12 AM
Cricket Desk: Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has reached Abu Dhabi on a charter flight along with pacer Jasprit Bumrah and batsman Suryakumar Yadav for the UAE leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

"Mumbai Indians flew in three of its Indian contingent members, captain Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Suryakumar Yadav, to Abu Dhabi on a private charter flight. The trio, along with their families, arrived this morning and will now undergo 6 days hard quarantine, starting today as per the IPL’s guidelines," Mumbai Indians said in a statement on Saturday.

"All members had returned negative RT PCR results before departure. A new RT PCR test was undertaken upon arrival at Abu Dhabi, which are negative as well," added the franchise.

The first half of the 2021 IPL had to be postponed due to a number of Covid-19 cases coming up within the tournament's bio-bubbles in New Delhi and Ahmedabad. The season will now resume in the UAE with MI facing Chennai Super Kings in the first match on September 19.

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