Chennai Super Kings take on Kolkata inChampions League T20 opener

[Dinesh jain]

Depleted by the absence of some high-profile
cricketers, IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders
will have a tough task at hand when they lock
horns with the formidable Chennai Super Kings
in the opening Group A match of Champions
League T20 here on Wednesday.
Buoyed by its thumping success in the IPL T20
tournament this year, KKR is raring to go for the
kill in the Champions League but their build-up
to the tournament has been plagued by injuries
to Chris Lynn and Morne Morkel and the absence
of Shakib Al Hasan, who failed to get an NOC
from the Bangladesh Cricket Association.
Led by the stylish Gautam Gambhir, the team
has not given a good account of itself in the
CLT20 competitions so far as even though they
reached the Group Stage in 2011 and 2012
editions, they failed to go beyond. "Our record in
Champions League is not that great. Hopefully
we have to rectify that. There is lot to play for.
CLT20 is the tournament that we have not won
and we have the side that can win any
tournament. So this time we are motivated to
win the tournament," Gambhir said.


Chennai Super Kings take on Kolkata in Champions League T20 opener