Kolkata, May 5 -- Former England men's football team head coach Gareth Southgate opened up about his love for cricket and his "amazing" experience of visiting India for the first time in his life.

Southgate witnessed the nerve-racking thriller between the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, at the iconic Eden Gardens on an action-packed Sunday in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

In the pulsating fixture, momentum oscillated both ways. Rajasthan's 206-run chase went right down to the wire, and Kolkata escaped with a slender one-run victory to keep its title defence alive by the barest of margins.

Southgate, who witnessed the T20 marvel at Eden, took a trip down memory lane and recalled th...