IPL 2020: Setback For Dhoni's CSK, Harbhajan Singh To Miss Entire IPL 2020 Due To Personal Reasons

Harbhajan Singh is the second player to pull out of IPL 2020 after Suresh Raina citing personal reasons.

IPL in Dubai: MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings have got another bad news as off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has also pulled out from the upcoming IPL season. Harbhajan has cited 'personal reasons' to stay out of the Indian Premier League 2020. Also Read: IPL 2020 | 'I Am Going To Dubai On September 8': BCCI Boss Sourav Ganguly Exclusively Confirms To ABP News

Harbhajan will become the 2nd CSK player after Suresh Raina to pull out if the off-spinner decides against travelling to the UAE which is gearing up to host the tournament in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Harbhajan Singh had also delayed travel to the UAE due to personal reasons even as a batch of his teammates, led by MS Dhoni, arrived in Dubai on August 21.

Harbhajan Singh did not attend the training camp in Chennai between August 15 and 20. While the likes of MS Dhoni, Raina, and Murali Vijay along with other Indian players attended the camp, Ravindra Jadeja skipped it as well but the left-arm spinner joined the batch before they left for the UAE in a chartered plane.

Earlier, CSK's two players Deepak Chahar and Ruturaj Gaikwad - tested positive for Covid-19.  As a result, CSK was forced to postpone the start of its training while all the other teams have already hit the nets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The IPL is yet to announce a schedule with a fortnight to go for the opener on September 19, which is expected to be played between the Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.