Dubai: Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players were seen spending some quality time after their quarantine period got over in UAE. Both the franchises have shared pictures and videos of their players enjoying quality time.
On Tuesday (September 1), MI released a video on Instagram giving fans a virtual tour of the team room which was given by MI Director of Cricket Zaheer Khan. “Welcome to MI’s Team Room. Sit back, relax and take a virtual tour of our team room in Abu Dhabi,” the franchise captioned the post.
The video features brothers Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya on the mic, Jasprit Bumrah was seen trying his hands on the basketball while captain Rohit Sharma was seen playing with his daughter Samaira.
“Well, we always focus on 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,” Zaheer said in the video while giving the room tour.
He then walked towards a wall that was full of pictures of Mumbai Indians fans.
“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,” he added.
What happens when you meet your team mates after 7 days of isolation?
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 1, 2020
Fun. Food. Conversations! 🎉
Find out more from our very own Knights in this video! 🙌🏻#IPL2020 #KolkataKnightRiders #KKR #AbuDhabi #Dream11IPLhttps://t.co/zyvyvbYQXF
On the other hand, KKR shared a video of their player spending time in UAE. The video features Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill they can be seen spending time with each other. “What happens when you meet your teammates after 7 days of isolation? Fun. Food. Conversations! Find out more from our very own Knights in this video!” KKR wrote on Twitter along with a picture. This year IPL will start from September 19 in UAE.
