Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler turned from an impressive batsman to a match-winner when RR decided to make him open last season in the Indian Premier League.
Man-of-the-match Rahul said he was happy to get his form back after an ordinary start to this year's IPL.
Rahul (71*) and Agarwal (55) stitched 114 runs off 84 balls for the second wicket to take Kings XI close to the target.
Kings XI Punjab went ahead with only two spinners while Chennai Super Kings had three up their ranks as they beat Punjab by 22 runs in Chennai.
KXIP skipper Ashwin, who was part of CSK before the franchise let him go, would be looking to put his best foot forward against his former team.
He also picked Mahendra Singh Dhoni as his favourite all-rounder among current cricketers.
We take a look at 10 talking points or highlights from the first ten days of the IPL.
Kings XI Punjab's costliest buy Sam Curran proved his worth with an incredible spell at the back end as the home team pulled off a miraculous 14-run victory against Delhi Capitals.
There will be runs at offer in Mohali if batsmen can apply themselves and play patiently but bowlers will also find some help at the PCA Stadium on Monday.
Root is confident that his side will not indulge in the tactic.
Ashwin on Monday left everybody stunned after he dismissed Butler using 'mankad' tactic with the Kings XI Punjab captain drawing a lot of flak.
Lal said Ashwin's action would have been justified if the off-spinner had warned Buttler earlier.
Russell was the star with a 19-ball unbeaten 49 in KKR's six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening match.
Rana smashed a 34-ball 63, hitting seven sixes and two fours to help KKR post a mammoth 218/4 against Kings XI Punjab on Wednesday.
Russell smashed his way to a 17-ball 48 to help set the game for KKR against Kings XI Punjab at the Eden Gardens.
Sport is a great leveller and no one would agree more than Ravichandran Ashwin.
On the issue of 'spirit of cricket' being violated, Dravid was of the view that it is a player's 'personal choice' what constitutes the former.
With a debate raging over the runout, it remains to be seen how Ashwin and Co. start afresh in what will be their first away match of the season.
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Former England captain Kevin Pietersen said R Ashwin will be talked about for a long time for his controversial act.
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