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IPL 2021 shifts to UAE
The IPL 2021 juggernaut is set to resume.
As per latest reports, IPL 2021will resume re-start on September 18 or 19 in the UAE.
The remaining 31 matches will be played during a three-week window.
The final might be held on October 9 or 10.
As part of the England tour, the Indian team’s last Test match against England will finish on September 14 at Manchester.
On September 15, the whole team (except Hanuma Vihari and Abhimanyu Easwaran) will be flown to UAE in a chartered flight, where they will stay in a bubble.
Similarly, the West Indies players will also fly in to UAE after completing the Caribbean Premier League engagements.
However, these plans are at best tentative as the eventual plan will depend on the pandemic situation on the ground.