Bengaluru, April 15 -- Star batsman Virat Kohli was named among the Impact Players as Josh Hazlewood returned to the playing XI and Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to field against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League encounter at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday.
Explaining the decision, Patidar said the surface looked good for batting but could offer some advantage early on for the bowlers. "We're going to bowl first. It's pretty obvious. I see a pretty good surface, so we'll try to take advantage in the first innings and keep the pressure," he said.
He noted that unlike the previous match, the pitch had little grass and was expected to play better for batting. Patidar als...