The IPL 2020 will get underway on September 19 in the UAE and preparation plans are starting to be made by each of the eight franchises. The biggest problem they are facing is with accommodation, given the SOP guidelines shared to them by the BCCI, mentions strict regulations to keep everyone safe from Coronavirus.

Therefore, instead of following the norms and putting the players and support staff in five-star hotels, the franchises are toying with the idea of accommodating them in resorts instead. This is being thought-about to avoid COVID -19 via shared AC ducts in hotel rooms.

Sunrisers Hyderabad has already got in touch with golf resorts after some players expressed apprehension about staying in crowded five-star hotels.

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Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, meanwhile, are likely to set up camp in Abu Dhabi, which is more secluded. MI is even considering renting an entire apartment complex, according to sources.

Some studies have established that the virus can be spread through ducts of centrally air-conditioned buildings. Sources in IPL say that there is a fear in teams that even if they reserve a particular wing of a hotel, it may still expose players to the virus through AC ducts.

"It's not easy to screen everyone in the hotel all the time. Here, we are talking about over 60 days. The resorts in Dubai are high end. Arranging single-occupancy rooms will be much easier,” a source said.

BCCI's general SOPs for state teams says: "If staying at a hotel, the players should be isolated from the rest of the hotel guests by segregating them in a separate block or particular floor/s. The players should be kept in single-occupancy rooms. The hotel should be close to the ground where the camp is to be conducted."

(Times of India inputs)