IPL 2021: Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team have arrived in the UAE and completed their quarantine. The players on Monday underwent their first training session with coach Mike Hesson after weeklong isolation. “Quarantine is done and the RCB players hit the ground running with a game of football. Mike Hesson shares updates on training program and arrival of the foreign players,” RCB said in a tweet post.
“The players are getting used to the heat, getting out and running around. Once we start, we want the bowlers to play on an unwinded net. So wants to break some new balls, have got other balls to use tomorrow. Also, run through directions and just get it through sore and stiffness,” Hesson said.
IPL 2021: RCB players undergo first training session; Mike Hesson gives updates on Maxwell, Jamieson & De Villiers- Watch video
In the video, youngsters Rajat Patidar and Sachin Baby shared also their experience of the first training session.
Bold Diaries: RCB begin training for #IPL2021
Quarantine ✅ and the RCB players hit the ground running with a game of football. Mike Hesson shares updates on training program and arrival of the foreign players.#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #BoldDiaries pic.twitter.com/bNNCjnFfEF
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 6, 2021
Meanwhile, Hesson informed that the likes of Kyle Jamieson, Glenn Maxwell and AB De Villiers will soon join the bio-bubble.
RCB squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, George Garton, Akash Deep, Pavan Deshpande, Tim David, Shahbaz Ahamad, Navdeep Saini, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kyle Jamieson, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Sachin Baby, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Daniel Christian, KS Bharat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Dushmantha Chameera, Harshal Patel.
IPL 2021: Here’s the full list of fixtures, venues and match timings of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
| Match No. | Day | Date | Time (IST) | Match | Venue |
| 31 | Monday | 20-Sep-21 | 07:30 PM | KKR vs RCB | Abu Dhabi |
| 35 | Friday | 24-Sep-21 | 07:30 PM | RCB vs CSK | Sharjah |
| 39 | Sunday | 26-Sep-21 | 07:30 PM | RCB vs MI | Dubai |
| 43 | Wednesday | 29-Sep-21 | 07:30 PM | RR vs RCB | Dubai |
| 48 | Sunday | 03-Oct-21 | 03:30 PM | RCB vs PBKS | Sharjah |
| 52 | Wednesday | 06-Oct-21 | 07:30 PM | RCB vs SRH | Abu Dhabi |
| 56 | Friday | 08-Oct-21 | 07:30 PM | RCB vs DC | Dubai |
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