IPL 2018: Gautam Gambhir opts to bowl against Kolkata
Gautam Gambhir
Having led the Kolkata team for seven years, Gautam Gambhir has the advantage as he knows the pitch conditions very well
Gautam Gambir won the toss and has opted to bowl against Kolkata at the Eden Garden Stadium on Monday in the thirteenth clash of Indian Premier League 2018.
Kolkata lost its previous clash which was against Hyderabad but will look forward to winning today's clash at home ground. Dinesh Karthik has not made any major changes just Tom Curran is in at the place of Mitchell Johnson.
On the other hand, Gautam Gambhir, with an emotional homecoming will be playing against Kolkata, has decided to chase.
Having led the Kolkata team for seven years, Gautam Gambhir has the advantage as he knows the pitch conditions and atmosphere. Its an emotional homecoming for Gautam also a strange dilemma for Kolkata fans.
Playing XI
Kolkata: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi, Tom Curran, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav
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