Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are ready with bated breath as suspense over senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh’s availability for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 continues. Bhajji had a delayed journey to the UAE due to private reasons while a batch of his teammates, led by skipper MS Dhoni arrived in Dubai on August 21.
Meanwhile CSK is prone to hit the nets from Friday in Dubai, topic to clearance of the 2nd spherical of testing. The outcomes are anticipated to come back late on Thursday or on Friday morning, based on the PTI information company.
Chennai Super Kings are the one crew who haven’t begun coaching within the UAE. 13 of their members, together with 2 Indian players tested positive for COVID-19. All the 13 members are in isolation and can endure assessments after the obligatory 14-day quarantine interval. All the members who examined constructive for Covid-19 are steady.
Harbhajan will become the 2nd CSK participant after Suresh Raina to back out if the off-spinner decides against traveling to the UAE which is gearing as much as host the event within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Harbhajan Singh didn’t attend the coaching camp in Chennai between August 15 and 20. While the likes of MS Dhoni, Raina, and Murali Vijay together with different Indian gamers attended the camp, Ravindra Jadeja skipped it as effectively however the left-arm spinner joined the batch earlier than they left for the UAE in a chartered airplane.
While CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan mentioned on Tuesday that Harbhajan would let him find out about his availability in a couple of days, media studies declare the off-spinner will not be a part of IPL 2020 resulting from ‘private causes’. Harbhajan joined the CSK camp in 2018 and was anticipated to play a key function in spin-friendly situations within the UAE.
Suresh Raina quashed rumors of a rift within the CSK camp after his unexpected withdrawal from IPL 2020 however conceded that he was involved concerning the Covid-19 state of affairs within the camp. Raina’s return to India additionally coincided with the assault on his kinfolk in Pathankot, Punjab. However, Raina didn’t rule out the probabilities of his return, whereas talking to Cricbuzz.
Meanwhile, Harbhajan Singh, whereas speaking with Salaam Cricket in June, mentioned he wished to take part within the IPL provided that the authorities assured not simply his security however everybody else related to the event.
“I really want the IPL to happen but only when things are safe not just for me but for everybody associated with the tournament. There are about 200-300 people on the ground whenever a match is played and we need to take care of the safety of everybody present,” Harbhajan had mentioned.
“Even if there is a 1% chance of the threat of spreading Covid-19 from one of us then IPL should be further postponed. It’s not an issue even if the IPL doesn’t happen this year. Saving lives is the most important.” he added.
