IPL is going to start on the 19th of September in UAE. Every team has already reached the UAE and have started their practice session.
Mumbai Indians are the most successful team in IPL history. They have won this tournament for a record 4 times. The defending champions are in search for their 5th title this season.
Currently, Mumbai Indians are living in a 7-star property in Dubai. The property is maintained by Marriot Group. That is St Regis, Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. The team is travelling with its own barber, tailor, and entire production crew.
There is a 15,000 sq ft area of the team room, named ‘ONE FAMILY’ area. That was opened for the team and their family for the very first time on Sunday. The hotel is full of luxury. From the exclusive theatre and pool table to karaoke and lounge everything is in there in that room.
Yesterday Mumbai Indians posted a video in their Twitter handle. It gives their fans a virtual tour of their team room.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsSit back, relax and take a virtual tour of our team room in Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #Dream11IPL @ImZaheer pic.twitter.com/bSzm00jvIm
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 1, 2020
Zaheer Khan, director of Cricket Operations for Mumbai Indians also spoke in the video. “Well, we always focus on the team room for sure because this is where a lot of bonding happens. Players spend a lot of time here, so it’s with a view that it’s going to be three months. It’s going to be a long time, and all the families and players can get together. So this is going to be, pretty much, our zone.”.
Zaheer said the team will miss their fans this year.”One of the biggest missing factors is going to be out ‘Paltan’ cheering us from the stadium. So we just wanted to have a message conveyed to our players as well as our whole squad, the support staff that no matter where you are the ‘Paltan’ is always going to be there. And you can see it with this wall here dedicated purely for our fans and for the players to know that their support in our victories and ups and downs, is always there,” he said in the video.
All the players and the staff of the team were tested for Covid-19 recently and every one of them found negative. The champion team has already begun its practice in Abu Dhabi and is now looking forward to the first game on 19th September.
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