The South African contingent of the Royal Challengers 🐬Bangalore (RCB) squad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) touched down in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday.
For RCB, Proteas’ giants, AB de Villiers ꩵand Dale Steyn, have played a signific𝓀ant part in their campaign in the previous seasons.
In the view of the lop-sided balance in the side, in favour of batsmen, RCB decided to bag the services of former Delh✤i Daredevils (now: Delhi Capitals) all-rounder, Chris Morris.
After a fiercely contested bid with the Mumbai Indians (MI), Morris🅰 was sold to RCB at a whopping price of INR 10 crores.
RCB’s social media handle uploaded a short video of the South African arriving in the UAE to🌱 take part in the thirteenth edition of the IPL, starting September 19.
“”And here it is RCB fans, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! @ABdeVilliers17, @DaleSteyn62
and @Tipo_Morriꦯs have joined the team in Dubai!,” RCB𝓀 captioned their post.
And here i♔t is RCB fans, th🧜e moment you’ve all been waiting for! 🤩, and have joined the team in Dubai! 😎
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
The three talked about the challenges awaiting them in the upcoming tournament, especially the searing heat of the Middle-East. The Proteas trio remained excited to ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ😼ᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚjoin the RCB squad and hit the ground running in the prelude to the cash-rich league.
Earli🏅er, a 40-man RCB contingent departed for the UAE, featuring players, net bowlers, physiotherapist and other personnel.
“UAE calling! The Royal Challengers are all set to take-off! Drop if you’re happy to see the RCB fam together again꧋! #PlayBold #TravelDays #IPL2020,” RCB posted earlier.
UAE calling! ✈️🇦🇪
The Royal Challengers are all set to take-off!
Drop a ❤️ if you🌜’re happy to see the RCB fam together again!
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
The Challengers will settle do🍸wn in Waldorf hotel in Dubai throughout the tournament. A special block of the hotel has be🦄en reserved for the team as informed by RCB chairman, Sanjeev Churiwala.
“We wanted a exclusive facility in the ce♉ntre so the players have short travel time (between Dubai, Abu Dhab🦂i and Sharjah) and there is 100 percent compliance of the bio-bubble.“We have booked the entire block which has 155 rooms with exclusive facilities like team rooms, gym and dining. All the hotel staff will also be tested to ensure more safety,” Churiwala had said.
