India, May 16 -- At a ground he calls home, Virat Kohli will walk out in the reds of Royal Challengers Bengaluru five days after announcing his retirement from Test cricket. No points for guessing who the Chinnaswamy stadium will root for the entire night even though this is a different format altogether.

It won't be an exaggeration to say Kolkata Knight Riders will be up against a very vociferous 12th man in this all-important clash as the race for the playoffs resume after the IPL had to be paused for the flare-up between India and Pakistan.

Second on the points table with 16 points, RCB need one win to secure a playoffs berth, while winning all three would guarantee a top-two finish with 22 points. Two of those games are at home, and...