IPL 2018: We have plans for all but just Virat Kohli, says Jacques Kallis

Jacques KallisStar batsman Virat Kohli might be returning to action in IPL after a long break but Kolkata Knight Riders coach Jacques Kallis is not too bothered about the India skipper and said his team has plans in place for the entire Royal Challengers Bangalore side Twotime champions Kolkata Knight Riders will open their campaign against Kohliled Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 11th edition of IPL on Sunday We have got plans for all the batters One batter Kohli doesnt make a teamWhen you fall into the trap of one batter then you are focussing on wrong things you need to focus on all the batters Kallis said when asked about their plans to combat Kohli The tournament will pit India teammates Kuldeep Yadav against Yuzvendra Chahal and Kallis said he is looking forward to an exciting battle Wrist spinners play a big role in this format A mystery bowl is slightly difficult to pick than the conventional players We have got a couple Kuldeep and Piyush Chawla we are looking forward to some exciting time he said KKR made a surprise choice skipper in Dinesh Karthik after they did not retain Gautam Gambhir ending a sevenyear association with their most successful captain Fresh from his exploit in Trination final win over Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Karthik will lead the new look side and Kallis hoped to start off well against a team they boast of a 129 winloss record You want to start off the tournament well RCB are a good sideA team that starts off well are the teams who know their players roles and where they fit in and how they settle down We have a good record against them and want to make sure we play some good cricket Kallis told reporters RCB had succumbed to 49 the lowest ever IPL total in reply to KKRs 131 allout on April 23 last year when the two teams clashed at Eden Gardens in the last edition of IPL In the returnleg fixture in Bengaluru Narine had smashed IPLs fastest fifty a 17ball 54 en route to a 29run victory Hopefully it the bigmargin win does happen again for us But we will have to see and have our plans in placeWe will hope to execute them in the night with bat and ball the former South African allrounder said Kallis deputy Simon Katich had termed KKR underdogs against RCB but the South African played it down I think everybody starts as underdogs everyones a little bit nervous and first game of the tournament he said New teams some new strategies Everybody will try to feel each other out The teams that get stuck in early on that will start the tournament well he said KKR will miss the services of Aussie pace spearhead Mitchell Starc whos down with a leg injury and was replaced by English allrounder Tom Curran Unfortunately Starc got injured but we have got replacement in Curran We look forward to some exciting stuff from Tom Should stand up and play a big role in absence of Mitchell Kallis saidCatch up on all the latest IPL news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever