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Iris Dubai

The trendy, relatively new, hotspot on the Dubai social scene, Iris restaurant and lounge makes it to the top of our list considering several IPL players (anyone a Mumbai Indians fan?) are staying at The Oberoi Hotel, Business Bay.

We can say with some certainty that many a player will find their way to the posh nosh to kick back after a tiring day at practice.

And if you hang out the lobby long enough, a few more sightings won’t go amiss.

The Dubai Mall

Literally a stone’s throw away from Business Bay and coupled with the fact The Dubai Mall offers a shopping experience that arguably no other avenue can match, it is only safe to say that a few players will be spotted sauntering through the trendy stores the weekend before the matches are expected to start.

At the stadiums

Kolkota Knight Riders have touched down in Abu Dhabi, as have Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai.

Your best bet to catch the stars practising the nets would be at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in the capital and the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, as well.

In fact the team that is co-owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has already posted videos of their practice session in the capital on their official Twitter account.

At the airport

Even several teams have started to trickle down to the UAE ahead of IPL Season 7 to kick off, Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Delhi Daredevils are expected to arrive in the country on April 12.

If you luck out at some of the other hotspots over the weekend, a sure fire sighting at Dubai Airport will certainly have you cheering before the season even kicks off.

Emirates Palace

On April 15, Shah Rukh Khan will be hosting a gala dinner for the opening ceremony of IPL 7, with Madhuri Dixit and Deepika Padukone in tow.

All the teams and their starry owners, including Shilpa Shetty of Rajhastan Royals and Priety Zinta of Kings XI Punjab will be sitting tall to enjoy the festivities before the real action begins on the pitch.

source: http://www.emirates247.com/sports/crick ... 1-1.545233