IPL 2021: Rishabh Pant or Shreyas Iyer, no decision on Delhi Capitals captaincy yet

Mumbai Indians and CSK have reached UAE for the IPL 2021.The 14th season, which was postponed in May this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume on September 19 in Dubai with a blockbuster clash between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.

Delhi Capitals (DC) will depart for the UAE to play the remaining matches of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday (August 21). Star batsman Shreyas Iyer is already in the UAE with the fitness coach and the rest of the squad will join the Delhi Capitals following the conclusion of their international commitments. “Delhi Capitals will leave on Saturday early morning to UAE for IPL 2021. The team will leave from Delhi with domestic players and officials. Domestic players are already in quarantine in the national capital and they will be quarantined in UAE for a week. Post quarantine their camp will be starting,” a DC official was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. “Shreyas Iyer is already in UAE with a fitness coach and the rest of the players from India, South Africa and England will join the team after their international assignments are over. The captain issue is still undecided, either it will be Pant or Iyer, the team management has not yet decided on this,” the official added.