IPL 2018: Ashwin VS Gautham Gambhir, who will win?
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sun, Apr 08, 2018, 12:24 PM
New Delhi, Apr 08: Indian Premier league has started brilliantly between the Chennai super kings and Mumbai Indians. In a thriller match, the MS Dhoni-led team has won the first matched and opened thier account.
On the Second Day, Kings XI Punjab under Ravichandran Ashwin will take on Delhi Daredevils in their opening encounter with IPL-2018 on Sunday, as both sides look to begin the T20 tournament on a winning note.
Both Teams are not got the IPL Title, and both the team are looking to grab the Title.
Hre Kings XI Punjab head coach Brad Hodge feels that presence of multiple superstars makes their team a "dangerous unit" going into the 11th edition of Indian Premier League.
"If you look at the difference of this side compared to the past squads, I think there is definitely a rise in standard. We've got a lot of superstars, a lot of match-winners, which makes our team extremely dangerous, which should be good for future," said Hodge, prior to their opening encounter against Delhi Daredevils.
In addition to Ashwin, KXIP has players like Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, David Miller, Karun Nair, Axar Patel, Lokesh Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Manoj Tiwary, Andrew Tye, among others.
About KL Rahul, he said that the top-order batsman has taken up the challenge of delivering the dual role by keeping wickets, which gives the team more options.
"He has been working extremely hard and he is excited about this competition," he said.
For DD, there can be a little selection headache as Finch’s best man, Glenn Maxwell, will also miss the match and, after Gautam Gambhir, the onus will be on Chris Morris, Colin Munro and Jason Roy to shoulder more responsibility.
Kings Playing XI: Chris Gayle, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Yuvraj Singh, David Miller, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Andrew Tye, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Ankit Rajpoot/Mayank Agarwal
Delhi Playing XI: Gautam Gambhir, Jason Roy, Colin Munro, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, Vijay Shankar, Amit Mishra, Trent Boult, Mohammed Shami, Shahbaz Nadeem.