Exclusive: Yusuf Pathan looks forward to entertaining season for Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders' explosive all-rounder Yusuf Pathan said he was looking forward to an entertaining season with the two-time Indian Premier League champions as the Gautam Gambhir-led side look to make it count in the league's tenth edition.

Eyeing a comeback into the national fold, the 34-year-old Pathan who has not played for the Indian team for more than five years now, said: "IPL is one such platform where I can prove myself again."

"My aim is to play for India. I can grow from here and this will be a platform for me to play for India and grab the opportunities from there on. I always think of doing well in the IPL and make a comeback for India," he told India Today's Boria Majumdar in an exclusive chat.

The Knight Riders, who won the cash-rich league in 2012 and 2014, will start their IPL 2017 campaign in an away game against Gujarat Lions on April 7.