Sheikh Mohammed, Shah Rukh Khan and other famous names at IPL in UAE - in pictures

The 2021 season of T20 league set to resume on Sunday with fans allowed back in

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, during the 2014 IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai. Courtesy Dubai Government Media Office

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, watches the 2014 IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Courtesy Dubai Government Media Office

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  Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan watches the IPL 2020 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Shah Rukh Khan and Kolkata Knight Riders Jay Mehta watch the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 12, 2020. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, watches the IPl 2014 between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad alongside Sunil Gavaskar at the Dubai International Stadium. Pawan Singh / The National

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  Shah Rukh Khan performs during a gala dinner for the 2014 IPL season at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National

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  Preity Zinta, co owner Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), during the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 15, 2020. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Shah Rukh Khan during the match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on April 16 , 2014. Pawan Singh / The National

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  Deepika Padukone performs during a gala dinner ahead of the 2014 IPL season at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National

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  Preity Zinta, co-owner of Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), celebrates her team's win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai in 2014. Pawan Singh / The National

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  Preity Zinta watches the match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 15, 2020. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Suhana Khan, daughter of Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on October 7, 2020. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Preity Zinta cheers her Kings XI Punjab team, now the Punjab Kings, at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on November 1, 2020. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Aryan Khan, son of Shah Rukh Khan, watches the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in Sharjah on October 12, 2020. Sportzpics for BCCI

The T20 carnival that is the Indian Premier League is about to resume in the UAE, and the league received a shot in the arm on Wednesday with the news that fans will be allowed to attend the remaining matches of the 2021 season - albeit in a limited capacity.

On Sunday, Mumbai Indians will take on Chennai Super Kings in Dubai at 6pm, bringing some relief to the Indian cricket board and fans who had been growing restless following the suspension of the league earlier in the year due to a brutal second Covid-19 wave in India.

But with the world slowly getting back on its feet, it's back to work for the IPL too. However, this time the organisers have taken no chance and decided to complete the season in the UAE.

The 2020 edition of the IPL was held in the UAE, as was a part of the 2014 edition. Needless to say, the UAE is the IPL's second home.

And when the action resumes, fans can look forward to seeing some famous names on the telly, and possibly at the venues - Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. In the picture gallery above, you can see some well known figures who have witnessed the IPL carnival in the UAE.