The star studded Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squad boarded the flight to the United Arab Emirates to get in time in the host nation and kick-start their preparations in the Arabian nation ahead of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League, which gets underway on September 19.

On Friday, the official twitter handle of the Bangalore-based IPL franchise shared the pictures of the Indian squad members of the team boarding the flight.

RCB wrote, "UAE calling! The Royal Challengers are all set to take-off! Drop a Red heart if you’re happy to see the RCB fam together again! #PlayBold #TravelDays #IPL2020."




Upon their arrival in the UAE, all the players and officials of the squad will be placed in a six-day quarantine period, during which time they will undergo test for COVID-19.

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Earlier on Thursday, the squads comprising of Indian players of Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab arrival at the UAE, to set the ball rolling for the thirteenth edition of the league which will be played initially behind close doors and in a bio-secure environment.

RCB which will be led by Indian skipper Virat Kohli for yet another season will be looking to turn around their fortunes from a dismal season last year where they finished at the bottom of the table, with only 11 points in 14 matches.

RCB, one of the high profile teams of the league with some of the biggest T20 stars like Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and AB De Villiers are yet to win a title in the IPL since its inception in 2008.The 'Red Brigade' has come close on three occasions but ended up as losing finalist in each of their grand finale appearances.