IPL: Chris Woakes lifts the lid on his Kolkata Knight Riders team-mates

Chris Woakes says he is loving his first year in the IPL, but why is he so keen not to share a room with Colin de Grandhomme?

Woakes singles out the 'grubby' New Zealander as his Kolkata Knight Riders team-mate he would least like to be stuck with on tour.

Click on the video above to see Woakes dish the dirt to Mark Butcher on a number of other topics too, including who is the joker of the pack, and who is always late for the bus.

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Woakes also has a bit of a surprising choice for who in the team hits the ball the furthest, adding that the power-hitting on display in the IPL has been the thing that has most impressed him.

Finally, Woakes picks out the player from another franchise he'd most like to play with, while also giving his prediction on who he thinks will finish as the tournament leading wicket-taker and take home the purple cap.

Click on the video above for more, while also watch Woakes in action in the IPL as the Kolkata Knight Riders take on the Gujarat Lions from 3pm on Friday - live on Sky Sports 2.