While the eight franchises bore the cost of testing in India, the BCCI is picking up the tab for the RT-PCR tests which have been conducted from August 20 when the teams started landing in the UAE.
Harbhajan was the only Indian member of the CSK camp to not have traveled with the squad to the UAE. He was expected to join the squad on Tuesday but he understood to be still with his family.
A week before the team's departure, the 37-year-old former Rajasthan wicket-keeper tested positive for coronavirus and was instructed to stay back in India till he recovered.
The captain took to Instagram to share a picture of his training session with his teammates at the ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai as the franchise gears up for the impending IPL 2020
And because of the COVID-related problems in organising the 13th edition of the IPL, the BCCI has not only not announced the schedule of matches, but has also not shared its plans with the eight franchises.
The 13th IPL will be held in a bio-secure environment behind closed doors in wake of the raging COVID-19 pandemic and Upton feels many players might struggle.
Zaheer Khan gave the fans a tour to Mumbai Indians' team room ahead of IPL 2020.
The IPL 13, which was initially slated to start from March 29 in India, is now scheduled to be played in a bio-secure environment across three venues in the UAE from September 19 to November 10.
Kohli said that players have to accept the phase that we are living in and understand the privilege of playing IPL.
The South African trio became the latest arrivals among overseas cricketers who are taking part in the upcoming edition of the cash-rich league.
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