South African stalwarts, Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers, and Chris Morris has joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squad in Dubai, as revealed in a video uploaded by the franchise on Twitter. In the video uploaded by the RCB, the South African trio can be seen reaching the team hotel. De Villiers, Steyn, and Morris also briefly spoke about their journey to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and getting accustomed to the new normal.
The RCB squad along with the skipper, Virat Kohli had reached the UAE on Friday and will now spend seven days in quarantine before starting their preparations for the IPL 2020. Star batsman De Villiers said that he was “excited and happy to be here” and is looking forward to meeting the new faces in the team.
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In the video tweeted by the RCB, De Villiers was heard saying, “Very excited and happy to be here. Travelling was a little different from the normal but we have made it here with my South African friends and very happy to be back in the RCB family. Looking forward to settle and get a feel for what we are in for this year and looking forward to getting to know everyone, all the new players.”
And here it is RCB fans, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! 🤩@ABdeVilliers17, @DaleSteyn62 and @Tipo_Morris have joined the team in Dubai! 😎#PlayBold #TravelDay #IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/l0n09ZV5Jb
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) August 22, 2020
Meanwhile, South African fast bowler, Dale Steyn seems to be already raring to perform in the IPL 2020.
Expressing the same, Steyn said, “It’s going to be interesting to play in the heat. We got here at 3 in the morning and it was steaming outside. So, looking forward to what it’s going to be like in a couple of weeks.”
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On the other hand, all-rounder, Chris Morris said, “It’s been quite a while that we have played the game that we love. Very excited to get going and a little bit nervous too, to be honest.”
The IPL 2020 had to be moved out of India due to coronavirus pandemic. The tournament will begin on September 19 and the final is scheduled to take place on November 10th, with the matches to be played only at the three venues in the UAE — Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.
