As teams start reaching UAE for the IPL, KKR gives a sneak peak of its grand team room

According to a report by PTI, IPL's star-studded teams Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals, and Kolkata Knight Riders arrived in the UAE on Thursday.

The Kolkata Knight Riders took to Twitter to give the world a sneak peek into their team room in Abu Dhabi. They tweeted with the following emojis and hashtags. New city, New #HomeOfTheKnights Sneak-peek into the #KKR Team Room in Abu Dhabi

Sixty games will be played over 53 days across three venues -- Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. In 2014, UAE had hosted the IPL partially due to the general elections in India. The postponement of the T20 World Cup in Australia created a window for the IPL, which was supposed to take place in March-May before the BCCI postponed it indefinitely due to the pandemic

The players are not allowed to venture out of their rooms during the six-day isolation period. The players, who were already tested multiple times before departure, will now undergo a six-day isolation period with testing on day 1, 3 and 6. If they clear all the tests, they will be eligible to enter the tournament's bio-bubble and start training. Subsequently, the players and support staff will be tested every fifth day of the tournament.

According to one report, Vistara along with the other airlines Indigo and SpiceJet offered their chartered services to fly teams to UAE. But the teams preferred Vistara.