The BCCI, on Saturday, announced that the remainder of the IPL 2021 will be played in the UAE from September to October after it had to be postponed in May due to the COVID-19 outbreak in multiple teams' bio-bubble.

The breach started in the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) camp when Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier tested positive for the virus and now when the resumption of the IPL 2021 is finalized, KKR has been dealt a huge blow.

According to a report in Sydney Morning Herald, Pat Cummins will not be returning for the IPL 2021 in UAE and has already made it clear that he would not be taking part in the remaining matches of the IPL, however, there is no reason given behind his decision.

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"David Warner and Pat Cummins could be rested from the West Indies tour because of family reasons - others could follow after a draining year in several bubbles - and Cummins, despite a multimillion-dollar IPL contract, has already said he will not return to the T20 tournament this season," stated the report.

This comes as a huge blow as ECB director Ashley Giles has said that the England and Wales Cricket (ECB) are not planning to change their schedule for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, meaning no England player will be playing in the IPL 2021’s second half.

The suspended 14th edition of the IPL is likely to be played in UAE in the September 15 to October 15 window with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) looking at a 25-day window for the cash-rich league.

(ANI inputs)