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[caption id="attachment_39931" align="aligncenter" width="580"] KKR start their preparatory camp ahead of IPL 10 | Image : XtraTime[/caption]

Kolkata: It is that time of the year when all the franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) regroup and start their preparatory camp. Two time champions Kolkata Knight Riders is no different as the men in purple started their preparatory camp at the Eden Gardens from Saturday. The Knights practiced for a short while at the Eden Gardens.

Not more than six players joined the camp with most of the other player’s busy playing cricket. Umesh Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav are both busy now playing the fourth test match against Australia. Manish Pandey and Ishank Jaggi are playing in the Deodhar Trophy.

Surya Kumar Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot, Sanjay Yadav, Sheldon Jackson, and local boy Sayan Ghosh sweated it out for around one hour. Opener Robin Uthappa and big hitter Yusuf Pathan will join practice on Sunday.

Kinght Rider’s chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav made a perfect debut in test cricket. The bowler from Kanpur grabbed four wickets on debut to restrict Australia for 300 runs. His figures were 4/68.

KKR vice-captain Surya Kumar Yadav hailed Kuldeep's performance saying it will surely help the men in purple in the IPL.

"I was watching the match since morning. Kuldeep was brilliant, and his performance augurs well for us in the IPL."

Former Knight and presently the Cricket Association of Bengal President Sourav Ganguly heaped loads of praises on Kuldeep.

"Kuldeep bowled really well. It's all about his release of the ball. Like any right arm leg-spinner, it's important to observe him while he is releasing the ball," Ganguly said of the 22-year old Kanpur tweaker.

Commenting on the prospect of the test match, Ganguly said, "The Test is still wide open and any team can win."

The former India captain reckons India will have to bat really well without injured skipper Virat Kohli and the fact that they are playing five batsmen in the ongoing fourth Test against Australia in Dharamsala, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said here.

"India will have to bat well. They are playing with five batsmen. And without Kohli, the others have to step up," Ganguly told reporters at the Eden Gardens.

Australia posted 300 in the first innings riding Steve Smith's 111 and half centuries from David Warner and Mathew Wade.