The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) after having followed all SOPs in place in India, were the first team to arrive to the UAE last week. The franchise has also completed teh mandatory quarantine period in Dubai and returned to practise on Wednesday night. As the team hot the practice nets on hursday morning, KXIP skipper KL Rahul expressed his elatedness after having returned to training.

However, Rahul went on to point out that the temperatures in the conditions in UAE is hotter than what he is usually used to playing under in India.

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In video uploaded by the fracnhise in Twitter, Rahul can be heard saying, “It (the net session) was very good. Been at home for so long so just being able to get a chance to be in the middle with the team to get a hit feels really really good?” The conditions are very very hot. Ideally I would have loved to bat in temperature much cooler. But yeah, really happy to be outdoors and to practice and to do what we love.”

It really is a good morning, isn't it? 🤩#SaddaPunjab #Dream11IPL @klrahul11 pic.twitter.com/2rxiaRQx6p

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) August 27, 2020

Kings XI Punjab were one of the six franchises who have been practicing in Dubai, while Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) are the two teams whose base is in Abu Dhabi.

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All teams in Dubai have successfully completed their quarantine period of seven days and almost all of them are expecetd to commence their training on Friday. On the other hand, KKR and Mumbai would have to undergo another seven days in quarantine to complete a period of two weeks, as described in the list of SOPs.

The 2020 edition of the IPL starts of September 19 and will be played across three venues- Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.