Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan took his dad and mom’ blessings earlier than embarking on over two-month lengthy tour to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is able to host the 13th version of Indian Premier League (IPL). Dhawan, who opens the innings for Delhi-based franchise, shared an image on Twitter and Instagram displaying him hugging his dad and mom. He even gave the image an emotional caption as he wrote that “there is no love just like the love of your dad and mom”. “Got here to hunt blessings and desires from my dad and mom earlier than the lengthy tour. They nonetheless see me as a child. There isn’t any love just like the love of your dad and mom and I will all the time cherish it,” he tweeted.
Delhi Capitals have as soon as once more entrusted their religion in younger Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer with staff’s management function. Dhawan is amongst of probably the most senior and skilled gamers in Delhi staff which is stuffed with supremely proficient younger Indian and abroad gamers like Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, amongst others.
Like Dhawan, one other Delhi Capitals player Ravichandran Ashwin also parted with his family members earlier than boarding a flight to the UAE. Ashwin’s younger daughters even gave him some tricks to keep secure throughout his flight.
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As a consequence of coronavirus pandemic, this yr’s IPL has been moved exterior of the nation with three cities within the UAE scheduled to host all of the matches. This will probably be solely the second time when all the event will probably be performed abroad.
The 53-day lengthy event will kick-start on September 19 and gamers from a few franchises have already boarded the flight for the Gulf nation, which isn’t new to internet hosting IPL matches, having hosted a few of the matches in 2014. For the primary time in historical past of IPL, the ultimate will probably be performed on a weekday on November 10.
