As the Indian Premier League (IPL) enters its new decade, so do the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). After letting go of erstwhile skipper Gautam Gambhir, the Knight Riders have a completely new look to their side. Led by Dinesh Karthik, the KKR outfit boasts of some of the brightest young talents in Indian cricket and up against them will be Virat Kohli and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

Head-to-Head

1. Overall: Matches Played – 20, Kolkata Knight Riders won – 11, Royal Challengers Bangalore won – 9

2. At the Eden Gardens: Matches played – 8, Kolkata Knight Riders won – 5, Royal Challengers Bangalore won – 3

3. When these two teams met at the Eden Gardens last season, KKR bundled out RCB for 49 in 9.4 overs – the lowest team total in the history of IPL.

Stats at Eden Garden: 

1. In the seven IPL matches played at the Eden Gardens last season, quick bowlers picked up a total of 61 wickets (at strike-rate of a wicket every 16.5 balls), while the spinners collected 24 wickets at a strike-rate of a wicket every 23 deliveries.

2. Only 3 players have captained the Kolkata Knight Riders in the ten seasons of the IPL so far – namely Sourav Ganguly, Brendon McCullum and Gautam Gambhir. Dinesh Karthik will become the 4th player to lead the franchise.

Full Squad:

RCB: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sarfraz Khan, Brendon McCullum, Chris Woakes, Colin de Grandhomme, Moeen Ali, Quinton de Kock, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Manan Vohra, Kulwant Kejroliya, Aniket Choudhary, Navdeep Saini, Murugan Ashwin, Mandeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Mohammad Siraj, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Anirudha Joshi, Parthiv Patel, Tim Southee, Pavan Deshpande.

KKR: Dinesh Karthik (c), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Tom Curran, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Singh Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Ranganath Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Vijay Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi.