Bhuvneshwar Kumar & Co reached Dubai on Wednesday ahead of their two-week camp in the desert nation before IPL 2021 Phase 2. However, before that SRH stalwarts will undergo a mandatory 6-day quarantine before resuming their practice. Sunrisers Hyderabad shared pictures of their arrival in Dubai on Wednesday.
Arrived 🇦🇪✅#OrangeArmy #OrangeOrNothing pic.twitter.com/wAtWqwaT0S
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) September 1, 2021
Travel day 🇮🇳 ➡️ 🇦🇪
Get on-board with the #Risers, on their journey from Mumbai to Dubai ✈️#OrangeArmy #OrangeOrNothing pic.twitter.com/nVYfafhL21
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) September 1, 2021
However, initially, skipper Kane Williamson, David Warner amongst others will not be available with the training camp. They will join the squad later in Dubai at a later date. As for their English star Jonny Bairstow, he will only be available after the Test series against India.
As for the three Afghan stars in the squad, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi, they will also join the squad in Dubai at a later date. Currently, both Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman are stuck in Kabul following the Taliban takeover and with closed airspace, they will not be able to fly into Dubai.
Only Rashid Khan is available as he is currently in the UK. He is expected join the camp next week.
Earlier, in SRH’s Instagram stories, the likes of Siddharth Kaul, Abhishek Sharma, Manish Pandey, Suchith J, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Vijay Shankar were seen arriving in Mumbai.
IPL 2021: Sunrisers Hyderabad squad: David Warner, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jason Holder, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson (captain), Manish Pandey, Mitchell Marsh, Mohammad Nabi, Priyam Garg, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Virat Singh, Wriddhiman Saha, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Jadhav, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
IPL 2021: SRH schedule for second phase of tournament
The Kane Williamson-led side is languishing at the bottom of the points table with just a solitary win in seven outings and would be hoping for some change in fortune with the change in venue.
Match No. | Day | Date | Time (IST) | Match | Venue |
33 | Wednesday | 22-Sep-21 | 07:30 PM | DC vs SRH | Dubai |
37 | Saturday | 25-Sep-21 | 07:30 PM | SRH vs PBKS | Sharjah |
40 | Monday | 27-Sep-21 | 07:30 PM | SRH vs RR | Dubai |
44 | Thursday | 30-Sep-21 | 07:30 PM | SRH vs CSK | Sharjah |
49 | Sunday | 03-Oct-21 | 07:30 PM | KKR vs SRH | Dubai |
52 | Wednesday | 06-Oct-21 | 07:30 PM | RCB vs SRH | Abu Dhabi |
55 | Friday | 08-Oct-21 | 03:30 PM | SRH vs MI | Abu Dhabi |