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Ajinkya Rahane - (Source :@Johns/X.com)
On Wednesday, May 7, Kolkata Knight Riders locked horns against Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens. Ajinkya Rahane's KKR won the toss and opted to bat first. Talking about the changes, both teams have made changes to the team as Venkatesh Iyer has been replaced by Manish Pandey.
While, for CSK, they also made a couple of changes as Devon Conway returns while Urvil Patel makes his CSK debut.
KKR vs CSK: Captains' Thoughts
Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders Captain): "We will look to bat first. Looks a very good wicket. We have seen here the wickets are on the drier side. But this looks a good wicket. In the last two games, we batted first and did really well. We will look to put a good total on the board and defend it.
MS Dhoni (CSK Captain): "Well I have played a lot of cricket over here growing up in U-16, U19 and club level. I have already represented the same zone so it's like a home ground for me with the amount of cricket I have played here. As I said, quite a few underage cricket, zonal Ranji Trophies and also a lot of ODIs in this venue. I have played a lot of games not only in the Eden Gardens but also in the surrounding areas.
KKR vs CSK: Playing XI
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Devon Conway, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Ravichandran Ashwin, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
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