The eleventh edition of IPL begins on April 7 at Wankhede Stadium with the first match slated between defending champions Mumbai Indians and two-time champs Chennai Super Kings.
Kohli is known to wear his heart on his sleeve and Karthik said though he does not look aggressive, his approach has always been to take the game by the scruff of the neck.
Karthik was amongst the names such as Robin Uthappa and Chris Lynn to be taken into consideration as captain.
Archer came into the spotlight when he was bought for a whopping 7.2 crore in the IPL 2018 auctions by the Rajasthan Royals after impressive performances in the BBL and PSL.
The highly-rated Durham bowler, who regularly clocks 140kmph, said he wants to thrive under pressure and can learn from the legends of the game.
With this move, IPL is set to become the second major T20 league in the world to make use of DRS after the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
The Meerut-born spinner further added that he was looking forward to playing for the two-time champions and learn from the great players in the line-up.
Bahutule played 188 first class games for Mumbai and picked up 630 wickets at an average of 26 apart from scoring 6,176 runs with nine centuries at an average of 31.83.
Ravichandran Ashwin has lost his place in the Indian limited-overs side along with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
Virender Sehwag announced the decision that Ravichandran Ashwin will lead KXIP through a Facebook live on Monday.
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