IPL 7: Rajasthan Royals opt to bat, KKR drops Pathan from XI

ABU DHABI: Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Watson won the toss and opted to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL 7 encounter on Tuesday.
The KKR dropped an out-of-form Yusuf Pathan from the playing XI including Manvinder Bisla. All-rounder Shakib al Hasan also comes into the XI in place of Chris Lynn.
Rajasthan Royals included left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdullah and also brought back James Faulkner while Abhishek Nayar and Tim Southee will sit out.
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders:Gautam Gambhir (captain), Manvinder Bisla, Jacques Kallis, Manish Pandey, Robin Uthappa, Suryakumar Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan, R Vinay Kumar, Sunil Narine, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav
Rajasthan Royals: Shane Watson (captain) Sanju Samson, Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Steven Smith, Rajat Bhatia, James Faulkner, Stuart Binny, Kane Richardson, Praveen Tambe, Iqbal Abdulla.