CAB President Sourav Ganguly is donning the hat of an advisor at Delhi Capitals, and is expected to sit in the away team's dugout despite a conflict of interest complaint against him.
The pitch in Eden Gardens is expected to be green and help the pacers. There will be runs on offer once the batsmen are set.
Deepak Chahar returned impressive figures of three for 20 from four overs against Kolkata Knight Riders, bowling a staggering 20 dot balls.
BCCI Ombudsman had asked Ganguly to clear his stand on allegations of conflict of interest in his role as IPL franchise Delhi Capitals advisor while serving as the president of CAB.
Speaking after the game, Ajinkya Rahane said that Rajasthan Royals were short by around 20-30 runs and even the bowlers failed to rise to the challenge.
Andre Russell stole the limelight this season so far with his hard-hitting abilities and is currently placed third in the run-getters list with 207 runs from four games at a staggering strike rate of 268.83.
Kagiso Rabada bowled six yorkers in the Super Over during the Super Over against KKR on Saturday to take DC home by three runs in the nail-bitter.
Indian Premier League 2019: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 28 runs to go on top of the IPL points table
WB Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee wishes Shah Rukh Khan all the best for IPL 2019
A top-order batsman who is more than handy with his wily leg-spin, England's Joe Denly was roped in by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for his base price of Rs 1 crore.
Nitish Rana, Andre Russell and Shubman Gill helped Kolkata beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets at Eden Gardens
David Warner smashed nine fours and three sixes in his 53-ball innings of 85 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens.
David Warner looked at ease against Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata and smashed his 37th IPL fifty.
Kolkata Knight Riders last won the IPL in 2014 under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir.
David Warner sat out of Sunrisers Hyderabad's training session on Saturday ahead of their IPL 2019 opener against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Shubman Gill impressed in his debut season for Kolkata Knight Riders, scoring 203 runs from 13 games at an average of 33.83.
Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opener in Kolkata on Sunday followed by Kings XI Punjab on March 27 in the first two matches.
Sandeep Warrier was drafted in the squad after Kamlesh Nagarkoti was ruled out for this season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to a foot injury.
KKR are two-time champions, having won the coveted trophy in 2012 and 2014. However, for the past three campaigns they have crashed out at the playoff stage and failed to reach the summit clash.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik said on Thursday that he will miss Eden Gardens terribly if some of the IPL 2019 games are shifted from Kolkata due to the general elections.
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