Rohit pummelled the KKR bowlers into submission for a 54-ball 80 and powered Mumbai to an imposing 195/5
Mumbai Indians will be keen to bounce back while KKR would look for a perfect begining as it will be a battle between big hitters on both sides on a sluggish Abu Dhabi track
Following a nightmarish 2019 season, Kolkata Knight Riders revamped their coaching set-up and added some key players, but went on with Dinesh Karthik as captain
The Chinaman bowler got just four wickets from nine matches in 2019 and was dropped from KKR after logging an average of 71.50 and an economy rate of 8.66
Kolkata Knight Riders' all-rounder Siddhesh Lad has said he would not want to bowl to the destructive West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, even in the nets.
England's batsman Tom Banton has said that he is excited to share a dressing room with Andre Russell for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2020
The 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) like most of the few sports competitions that have been held around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic, could take place with no fans in the stadium.
Russell was a little apologetic as well and at the end of the day, I have a great relationship with him, says Dinesh Karthik
The West Indian all-rounder confessed that he gets the "most goosebumps" while playing cricket when he is playing in the IPL, even more than playing at home in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL)
KKR became the IPL champions for the first time in 2012, defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final.
Chasing 193 at the Wankhede Stadium, West Indies got off to a bad start as the side lost Chris Gayle (5) and Marlon Samuels (8) by the third over of the innings and the side was restricted to 19/2
After KKR, led by Dinesh Karthik, failed to reach the playoffs last season, the franchise recently dropped some key players like Robin Uthappa and Chris Lynn
KKR spent more than a third of their available purse for IPL 2020 auction on Australian pacer Pat Cummins alone, buying him for Rs 15.5 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, have the deepest available purse of Rs 35.65 crore, which they will use to bid aggressively during the IPL 2020 auction
West Indies managed to post 96-run target as Indian bowlers wreaked havoc. India, too, had a shaky start but the low total made the chase easy
Terming KKR the worst fielding side, Russell opined that the batting hasn't been the problem
His remarks come after the underutilisation of Russell with the bat in the IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday
18 cricketers retained ahead of the player auction; salary purse also increased to Rs 800 million