IPL Updates! Kolkata win toss, invite Delhi to bat first

April 10, 2016 19:34

Good evening and welcome to the coverage of the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils at the Eden Gardens.

The news is that Gautam Gambhir has won the toss and invited Delhi to bat first.

"The wickets won't change that much, and we will try to restrict them," reasons Gambhir, adding, "Hope we can give Kallis (new KKR coach) a winning start."

Zaheer Khan, his opposite number is not too perturbed with the toss loss, admitting he would have batted first.

"Excited to be back with this young side. It's good that we are batting first as it gives us time to settle down," explains Zaheer.

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