IPL 2021: Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje arrive at Delhi Capitals team hotel, to enter bio-bubble directly
IPL 2021: South African fast bowlers Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada and Australian Ben Dwarshuis arrived at the team hotel on Wednesday, Delhi Capitals said in a statement.
In Short
- DC said that Rabada and Nortje will go directly into the bio-bubble
- Rabada and Nortje arrive in Dubai from a bio-bubble set up for South Africa's tour of Sri Lanka
- DC resume their 2021 IPL campaign on September 22 with a match against SunRisers Hyderabad
South African fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje arrived in the Delhi Capitals' team hotel in Dubai on Wednesday, the franchise said in a statement.
Australian Ben Dwarshuis, who was signed as a replacement for England all-rounder Chris Woakes, also arrived at the team hotel. Dwarshuis will be in quarantine for six days.
However, Rabada and Nortje will enter the team bio-bubble directly as they are coming from another bubble that was set up for South Africa's recently concluded ODI and T20I series in Sri Lanka.
DC take on SunRisers Hyderabad in their first match of the second half of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) in Dubai on September 22. They go into the resumption of the season as the top ranked team on the league standings.
Assistant coach Mohammed Kaif said that the team's performance in their first match will set their momentum. "There has been a big break after the first half of the IPL, but we are fortunate that most of the players have been playing international cricket regularly. We have a well-balanced side as there are players with international cricket experience and domestic players, who have been putting in good performances. The first match is going to be crucial for us. Our performance in the first match will set the momentum for us," he said.