Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya opted to bowl after winning the toss in their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders. It was a no-brainer for Pandya as there was a rain and thunderstorm forecast for the match and the floodlights were put on with dark clouds hovering. It began to drizzle immediately after the toss, as the ground was put under cover. There will be no loss of over if the match start within one hour. Pandya retained the same XI, while KKR skipper Nitish Rana was forced to ring in two changes because of injury issues. Down with a back niggle, opener Jason Roy missed out as Rahmanullah Gurbaz was recalled. Veteran India pacer Umesh Yadav also pulled out after tweaking a hamstring as Harshit Rana was brought in.
We would have batted first, DLS could come into the equation, but we would still have batted first. There are always areas where we can improve, we have had some forced changes - Jason Roy has a back issue, he's replaced by Gurbaz
We will bowl first. Just because of the weather, it was bright and we thought we should bat, but it has changed now. I'm pretty happy with where we are, 7 games gone, 7 more to come, we need to play good cricket and qualify for the playoffs. We are playing the same team