All three of them will join their respective franchises after spending 6 days in quarantine
South African cricketers Faf Du Plessis and Lungi Ngidi will be playing for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) while pacer Kagiso Rabada will be representing the Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2020.
The three of them traveled together and reached UAE in the wee hours of Tuesday. The social media accounts of both the franchises posted pictures of their arrival.
CSK tweeted a picture of Ngidi and an excited Du Plessis reaching their team hotel. They captioned it, "Early morning glories from the Rainbow Nation! #StartTheWhistles #HomeSweetDen"
Early morning glories from the Rainbow Nation! #StartTheWhistles #HomeSweetDen ???????? pic.twitter.com/fGOtgJ1LIN
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) September 1, 2020
Rabada also looked quite excited to reach UAE for the IPL. The Capitals posted a photo of the 25-year-old with the caption, "Johannesburg, South Africa to Dubai, UAE. @KagisoRabada25 checked in so fast, we almost missed his entry #Dream11IPL #YehHaiNayiDilli @Address_Hotels"
???????? Johannesburg, South Africa to Dubai, UAE ????????@KagisoRabada25 checked in so fast, we almost missed his entry ????#Dream11IPL #YehHaiNayiDilli @Address_Hotels pic.twitter.com/GPJd74uL37
— Delhi Capitals (Tweeting from ????????) (@DelhiCapitals) September 1, 2020
The trio will have to undergo a mandatory 6-day period in quarantine before joining their respective teams if they test COVID negative three times in that period. While the CSK side is under extended quarantine as a few COVID-19 cases were found in the squad, the Capitals have already begun their practice!
The IPL 2020 will begin on 19 September.