Royal Challengers Bangalore began training on Sunday, 5th September 2021, in Dubai, ahead of the VIVO IPL 2021 season resumption after the completion of quarantine. The team hit the ground running with a football game to get players acclimatized to the weather in UAE.

Speaking about the first training session and highlighting updates about the arrival of players, Mike Hesson, Director of Cricket Operations and Head Coach, RCB said, "The 6th, 8th, and 10th (September) will be gym days. So, instead of us doing split groups like we did last time, we're all going to go as one group. The 7th, 9th, and 11th will be skill training. It gives you a day where you can work hard and then you can do your own S&C (Strength and Conditioning) and recover."