The BCCI have announced the schedule for the remainder of the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League, and the second half of the competition will kick off with a CSK-MI clash on September 19 in Dubai. Dubai will also be incidentally hosting the IPL 2021 final, on October 15th.

Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings, the top two teams of the curtailed IPL this year, have expressed their interest to reach the Middle East early to start preparing for the second phase of the IPL 2021. The CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan stated that the team wants to reach the UAE by August 15.

Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav has stated that the focus of the team remains on the upcoming series and he isn't even sure about the IPL retention news yet. He also added that he doesn't alter his approach in international cricket and it's pretty much the same as it was in the IPL.

Delhi Capitals' full-time skipper Shreyas Iyer has revealed that ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had to stick with the team's decision of not running out the batters at the non-striker's end in the IPL. He also added that Australians sledge in a way that hurts from inside, unlike New Zealand.