By BD Narayankar
Bengaluru, May 16 -- The Indian Premier League (IPL) resumes this weekend after a brief pause due to heightened India-Pakistan tensions, and the action restarts with a high-stakes clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will aim to seal their place in the playoffs when they host Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday, while KKR are fighting to stay afloat in the tournament.
The break has brought good news for RCB, who welcomed back South African pacer Lungi Ngidi along with Mayank Agarwal, veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and all-rounder Swapnil Singh. Their return strengthens a squad already in form and high on confidence, having won four of their last five matches.
RCB are currently second on the t...