Mumbai Indians will be keen to bounce back while KKR would look for a perfect begining as it will be a battle between big hitters on both sides on a sluggish Abu Dhabi track
Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum on Saturday made it clear that Shubman Gill would open for them throughout the IPL
Following a nightmarish 2019 season, Kolkata Knight Riders revamped their coaching set-up and added some key players, but went on with Dinesh Karthik as captain
I am a big believer that it's not necessarily true that you having played for a long time makes you a good leader, says Brendon McCullum on Shubman Gill
Earlier when we used to play IPL, there was a lot of cricket going on before that, but this time, players would be fresh and keen to get on with it, says Shubman Gill
Rohit Sharma also lauded youngster Shubman Gill and termed him as the future star of the side
Rohit Sharma was kept out of the mix with the limited overs vice-captain still recovering from a calf injury while Kedar Jadhav has been dropped
The highly-rated Indian batting line-up, which boasts of having the likes of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rahane, would want to fire on all cylinders after being caught napping in Wellington
With a double hundred and a century against New Zealand 'A', Gill has made everyone take notice despite Shaw being firmly back in the mix
While Shaw is a natural opener, Gill is looking to adapt to the position. But the batsman says that it isn't very challenging and he can do the job
KKR spent more than a third of their available purse for IPL 2020 auction on Australian pacer Pat Cummins alone, buying him for Rs 15.5 crore
The decision to overturn the wicket, however, did not go down well with the Delhi team as they walked off the field and play was halted
Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, have the deepest available purse of Rs 35.65 crore, which they will use to bid aggressively during the IPL 2020 auction
India's first Test against South Africa will start in Visakhapatnam on October 2, while the second and third games will be held in Pune (October 10-14) and Ranchi (October 19-23) respectively.
Iyer, who didn't get game time during the T20 series, was in the India playing 11 during the rain-affected first game, which was abandoned after 13 overs in Guyana.
The 19-year-old made his ODI debut with the senior squad during India's tour to New Zealand earlier this year
The Punjab youngster was expecting a call from Indian selectors after a stellar show in the recently concluded A series where he has been adjudged 'Man of the Series'
Nearly half of the World Cup squad has been picked up by IPL franchises, and not all went for the base price