A Staff ReporterVirat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik before the toss at Eden Gardens on Sunday. Picture by Santosh GhoshCalcutta: Kolkata Knight Riders got off to an impressive start in IPL XI. And little wonder Dinesh Karthik was a relieved man in his captaincy debut for the franchise. Karthik, without doubt, was all praise for Sunil Narine, who along with conceding only 30 runs off his quota and taking a wicket, also hit a match-winning 19-ball 50. Karthik also thanked the crowd for turning up in big numbers that gave the home team enough support against a formidable Royal Challengers.

Source: The Telegraph April 08, 2018 21:22 UTC