Close on their heels will be KKR. But the Gautam Gambhir-led side has been weakened by the absence of South African pacer Morne Morkel and multi-talented Bangladeshi Shakib al-Hasan.
They will bank on their strong batting line-up which boasts of Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Yusuf Pathan and Manish Pandey. All-rounder Jacques Kallis, with a wealth of T20 experience, lends stability to the squad with his medium pace bowling and effective batting.
Skipper Gambhir will have pacer R Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav and Pat cummins at his disposal while the cumulative eight overs of spin - from West Indian Sunil Narine, easily the best in the business, and Indian leg spinner Piyush Chawla - will be pivotal to their team's success.
