IPL 2021: Virat Kohli’s RCB to recreation blue jersey towards KKR on September 20 to honour frontline staff

Royal Challengers Bangalore are gearing up for the UAE leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which will get underway from September 19 within the UAE. The Virat Kohli-led facet had a promising run within the first part of the match wherein they received 5 out of seven video games. In contrast to earlier editions, they started their marketing campaign on a prime and are recently positioned 3rd at the issues desk.

RCB will sq. off towards Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Abu Dhabi on September 20. To start out their marketing campaign in the second one segment of the 14th version, Kohli & Co will don a blue jersey to pay tribute to the frontline staff for his or her selfless contribution against the society all over Covid-19 pandemic.

The franchise took to Twitter on Tuesday and showed the advance. The workforce has sported a inexperienced jersey prior to now, as a part of their flaship ‘Pass Inexperienced’, to put across a message for atmosphere conservation. This yr, the workforce will put on a blue jersey because it resembles the color of the PPE kits.

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“RCB to put on Blue Jersey v KKR on twentieth. We at RCB are honoured to recreation the Blue equipment, which resembles the color of the PPE kits of the frontline warriors, to pay tribute to their precious carrier whilst main the battle towards the Covid pandemic,” RCB mentioned in a commentary. 

Previous within the month of Would possibly, the franchise had introduced donning blue jersey in honour of the frontline staff. Alternatively, earlier than they may take the sector, the match needed to be referred to as off after more than one Covid circumstances surfaced within the IPL bio-bubble. Later, the BCCI shifted the match to the UAE and now the fanatics are eagerly looking forward to the rest of the season to begin.

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Previous on Sunday, RCB captain Kohli and pacer Mohammed Siraj arrived in Dubai following the cancellation of the 5th and the general Take a look at between India and England in Manchester. The duo is recently in a 6-day arduous quarantine and then they’re going to sign up for the remainder of the squad within the bio-bubble. The likes of AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell had additionally arrived within the UAE previous this month to take part in the rest of the season.