IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders Begin Quarantine For Training Camp

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are set to start their training camp for the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) for which players and staff have started arriving for their mandatory seven-day quarantine. Th

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players and staff have started arriving at a hotel in Mumbai for serving their seven-day quarantine period before their training camp gets underway for the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Dinesh Karthik, Varun Chakravarthy, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Sandeep Warrier, Vaibhav Arora, and support staff including assistant coach Abhishek Nayar and assistant bowling coach Omkar Salvi were among the first set of people to arrive at the hotel on Saturday.

Overseas players Sunil Narine and Andre Russell are expected to join soon, while the rest of the player arrival details are yet to be finalized.

As per the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) guidelines, all players, support staff, and management entering the bubble need to undergo a seven-day quarantine in their hotel rooms. Every individual will be tested multiple times during this period, and upon returning the necessary negative results, will be allowed to come out of their rooms and commence outdoor training and practice sessions.

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