Recently, two Punjab Kings' abroad pacers Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith have been ruled out for the UAE leg of the IPL 2021. Now Australian pacer Nathan Ellis will join Punjab Kings for the second half of the Indian Premier League 2021 tournament, the team confirmed on Friday. Ellis, who became the first male player to secure a T20 hat-trick on his debut against Bangladesh this month, was named on Thursday as one of Australia's three reserve players for the T20 World Cup, which begins in October. With a base price of INR 20 lakh, Ellis had remained unsold in the IPL auction earlier this year.

IPL 2021, which was suspended in May in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, will recommence on September 19 in Dubai with an eye-riveting encounter between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. The action will then shift to Abu Dhabi where KKR will square off against RCB. Sharjah will host its first game on September 24 when Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Chennai Super Kings. In all, 13 matches will be held in Dubai, 10 in Sharjah, and 8 in Abu Dhabi.

The BCCI has come up with a 46-page health advisory that lays down all the pointers that everyone associated with the IPL needs to follow in order to ensure the smooth functioning of the league.

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