Kolkata Knight Riders opt to bat against Deccan

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and opted to bat against Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens here Monday.

Gambhir said: “Hopefully we can get a decent total on the board and look to put pressure on them.”

Kolkata have two changes. Ryan Neil ten Doeschate comes in for Laxmi Shukla and Unadkat is in for leg spinner Ladda.

Kolkata Knight Riders: MS Bisla?, JH Kallis, G Gambhir*, MK Tiwary,
EJG Morgan, YK Pathan, RN ten Doeschate, Iqbal Abdulla, R Bhatia, L
Balaji, JD Unadkat

Deccan Chargers: S Dhawan, IR Jaggi, KC Sangakkara*?, B Chipli, JP
Duminy, DT Christian, DB Ravi Teja, A Mishra, DW Steyn, I Sharma, PP
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