<p>Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir was on Thursday confidence personified and said his team will end up “winning most times” if it puts up a big score, which can complement the bowling attack it possesses.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The seventh Indian Premier League kicked off with an emphatic 41-run win for Kolkata Knight Riders over Mumbai Indians, as Jacques Kallis set the tone with a 46-ball 72 before Sunil Narine completed the task with four wickets.<br /><br />“We’ve got a very good bowling attack and if we put runs on the board most of the times we’ll end up winning,” a confident Gambhir said at the post-match presentation ceremony.<br /><br />“A quality batter like Kallis knows when to accelerate and if either me or him stays till the 15th over we’ll get a good score. We have Morne’s (Morkel) pace and Narine and (Piyush) Chawla in the spin department and Vinay’s (Kumar) is pretty good at the death as well,” he added.<br /><br />Man of the match Kallis, who has retired from Test cricket, said it was nice to come back after a break.<br /><br />“Had a good few months off. It’s nice to catch up with friends and family, but I worked hard on my cricket to help Kolkata this season.<br /><br />“There was more bounce this season which suited. Kept the good balls out at the start and cashed it in the death,” Kallis said.<br /><br />The South African veteran was full of praise for Morkel and Narine.<br /><br />“Morne started great with the ball and Narine was brilliant as well. I probably haven’t got too many years left and I’m just looking forward to having some fun in the middle.”</p>
<p>Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir was on Thursday confidence personified and said his team will end up “winning most times” if it puts up a big score, which can complement the bowling attack it possesses.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The seventh Indian Premier League kicked off with an emphatic 41-run win for Kolkata Knight Riders over Mumbai Indians, as Jacques Kallis set the tone with a 46-ball 72 before Sunil Narine completed the task with four wickets.<br /><br />“We’ve got a very good bowling attack and if we put runs on the board most of the times we’ll end up winning,” a confident Gambhir said at the post-match presentation ceremony.<br /><br />“A quality batter like Kallis knows when to accelerate and if either me or him stays till the 15th over we’ll get a good score. We have Morne’s (Morkel) pace and Narine and (Piyush) Chawla in the spin department and Vinay’s (Kumar) is pretty good at the death as well,” he added.<br /><br />Man of the match Kallis, who has retired from Test cricket, said it was nice to come back after a break.<br /><br />“Had a good few months off. It’s nice to catch up with friends and family, but I worked hard on my cricket to help Kolkata this season.<br /><br />“There was more bounce this season which suited. Kept the good balls out at the start and cashed it in the death,” Kallis said.<br /><br />The South African veteran was full of praise for Morkel and Narine.<br /><br />“Morne started great with the ball and Narine was brilliant as well. I probably haven’t got too many years left and I’m just looking forward to having some fun in the middle.”</p>