IPL 2021: WATCH - Kohli, Rohit, Pant, Jadeja and other IPL stars engage in banter ahead of season resumption

Rohit Sharma's MI and MS Dhoni's CSK will take on each other in Dubai on Sunday (September 19).

The Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) second phase is set to kick-off on Sunday (September 19) and the star players of franchises have already started to engage in banters. 

IPL's official broadcasters, Star Sports shared a video in which they featured Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, representing their respective franchises. 

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"Now This is what a dream call looks like, eh? The stars have said it themselves - #VivoIPL 2021 ka #AsliPictureAbhiBaakiHai!", wrote Star Sports ahead of the clash between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI).

The tournament was suspended in May due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the bio-bubble. BCCI decided to shift the second phase from India to UAE after they successfully hosted the last season. 

Currently, Delhi Capitals (DC) are top of the points table with 6 wins in 8 matches. CSK and RCB are at number 2 and 3, respectively, with an equal number of wins; 5 victories in 7 matches.