Mullanpur, April 14 -- As Punjab Kings takes on defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday, PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer will be locking horns with a unit that he led to their third Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy just during the last season.

The sixth-placed PBKS, with three wins and two losses, including a heavy defeat while defending 246 against SRH at Hyderabad, will be taking on KKR, who are placed in fifth place with three wins in six matches, having secured an easy win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their previous match.

Iyer has a solid record against his former franchise, against whom he played as a part of the Delhi Capitals (DC) franchise, scoring 456 runs in 14 innings at an average of 41.45, with a strike...