By Andre Russell and Sunil Narine are back as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players arrived in Mumbai for the mandatory week-long quarantine ahead of the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The duo checked into the team hotel during the wee hours of Tuesday, having flown in from the Caribbean to Mumbai via USA.
The West Indies players are the second set of players to arrive. The first batch of team members–that arrived on Sunday– includincluded former skipper Dinesh Karthik along with spinner Varun Chakravarthy, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Sandeep Warrier, and Vaibhav Arora.
Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, assistant bowling coach Omkar Salvi and other members of the support staff also checked on Sunday.
Addressing the fans upon his arrival, Narine said: “Whenever you think about the IPL, you think about India,” said Narine, reflecting on playing the tournament in UAE last season. “So, it’s great to be back. Hopefully, we can have a better season than last year.”
