The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 had to move out of India due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country, and the tournament was eventually shifted to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). However, the management of all the teams seems to be doing all they can to make it a stress-free environment for all their players. While looking at the Mumbai Indians’ (MI) team room only goes to show that the franchises are pulling out every possible thing to keep their members happy.
From pool tables to multiple gaming options, Mumbai Indians’ team room is a place to live for. In the video, as soon as Krunal Pandya laid his eyes on the sprawling team room, he lets out a “wow”. Here is the video of the same:
Sit back, relax and take a virtual tour of our team room in Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #Dream11IPL @ImZaheer pic.twitter.com/bSzm00jvIm
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 1, 2020
Current Director of Cricket Operations for Mumbai Indians, Zaheer Khan, also expressed his views on the plush team room and how it helps in team bonding.
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Ina video uploaded by MI in their official Twitter handle, Zaheer was heard saying, “Well, we always focus the team room for sure because this is where a lot of bonding happens. Players spend a lot of time here, so it’s with a view that it’s going to be three months. It’s going to be a long time, and all the families and players can get together. So this is going to be, pretty much, our zone.”
He further added, “One of the biggest missing factors is going to be out ‘Paltan’ cheering us from the stadium. So we just wanted to have a message conveyed to our players as well as our whole squad, the support staff that no matter where you are the ‘Paltan’ is always going to be there. And you can see it with this wall here dedicated purely for our fans and for the players to know that their support in our victories and ups and downs, is always there.”
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During Mumbai Indians’ first training session in the UAE last week, skipper, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell McClenaghan, Krunal Pandya were seen practicing along with the support staff. IPL 2020 is set to begin on September 19 with the final on November 10, however, the complete schedule for the tournament hasn’t been revealed by the BCCI yet.
