According to the IPL�s draft SOP, every player will need to undergo 6 rounds of COVID testing before they�re even allowed to start training in the UAE.

This includes 2 tests before they leave India, 1 test at the airport and 3 tests across 6 days while in isolation at their team hotels in the UAE. Once they enter the �bio-secure� environment after these 6 tests, all players will again be tested after every 5 days.

Starts at Home
With franchises already calling their Indian players to their home cities, the IPL�s testing rules now state that players and support staff must undergo two COVID-19 PCR tests, 24 hours apart, in the week leading up to their departure for the UAE.

Incase anyone is tested positive, they will be asked to quarantine and after 14 days they can undergo two more tests, 24 hours apart, and if both come out negative, then they�re free to join the team in the UAE.

The same rule applies for the overseas players and team support staff who have to undergo 2 COVID-19 PCR tests, 24 hours apart, in the same week that they are flying to the UAE .