IPL SEASON 4 Begins - First Match Dhoni's CSK vs Gambir's KKR

For what it's worth, this IPL starts off with a lovely battle within a battle. MS Dhoni who who led India to the World cup win vs Gautam Gambhir who played a big hand in that final. It's not as big as the Dhoni v Tendulkar contest, but it's a mouth-watering prospect nevertheless. 

With Head to Head, Chennai Super Kings clearly have the psychological advantage when it comes to previous meetings between these two teams; Dhoni and Co. have emerged victors in four of their six contests against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Both of Chennai Super Kings’ previous home matches against the Kolkata Knight Riders ended in nine-wicket victories for the hosts. However, with a revamp in most teams, Gambhir and Co. will not really worry about past results. 
Chennai Super Kings squad - MS Dhoni (Captain), S Anirudha, R Ashwin, S Badrinath, GJ Bailey, DE Bollinger, DJ Bravo, F du Plessis, BW Hilfenhaus, MEK Hussey, SB Jakati, Joginder Sharma, S Randiv, KMDN Kulasekara, VY Mahesh, JA Morkel, A Mukund, SK Raina, WP Saha†(Wk), TG Southee, SB Styris, S Tyagi, K Vasudevadas, G Vignesh, M Vijay


Kolkata Knight Riders squad - G Gambhir (Captain), S Ladda, L Balaji, R Bhatia, MS Bisla, SP Goswami, BJ Haddin†(Wk), Iqbal Abdulla, JH Kallis, B Lee, EJG Morgan, YK Pathan, JL Pattinson, PJ Sangwan, Shami Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, LR Shukla, RN ten Doeschate, MK Tiwary, JD Unadkat


Players to keep an eye on ;


CSK - Indians          : MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, M Vijay. 
CSK - Overseas Players : Hussey, A Morkel, Tim Southee, Bravo, Plessis, Styris and Kulasekara                                            


KKR - Indians          : Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan
KKR - Overseas Players : Jack Kallis, E Morgan, Brad Haddin, Shakib Al Hasan 
                        

- Number of International Players per match per team -  Each team may not name more than 4 Overseas players (as defined in the IPL Player Regulations) in its starting 11 for any match. (1.2.5 / http://www.iplt20.com/match-playing.php)