Sunil Narine to the opening is no longer a big surprise. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have been opening the Caribbean all-rounder for the last few years. However, KKR is appearing with another surprise in the opening of this year's IPL. Emerging Indian batsman Shubhaman Gill will be seen in the innings open with Narine. Although the IPL started on Saturday, KKR will play its first match on the fifth day. Last year's champions Mumbai Indians will face the team that started the tournament last (Wednesday). Rohit Sharma's Mumbai is the favorite in this match in Abu Dhabi. The two teams have met 25 times so far in the history of the IPL. Mumbai has won 19 times. KKR has 6 wins. Although Lasith Malinga is not in Mumbai this time, the two openers of KKR will have to handle the swing of Jaspreet Bumrah's yorker and Trent Bolt from the beginning. That's why the team has a surprising plan. Sunil Narine is quite successful in power play. This time Shubhaman Gill is going to tie the knot with him. He has repeatedly played down before. But this time KKR is changing the game plan. At the pre-match press conference, KKR captain Dinesh Karthik said, "The opening pairing of Narine and Shubhaman is going to be really fancy. They are our openers this time. I'm thrilled with their opening pair. ' The first match saw the spinners get a lot of help on the Abu Dhabi pitch. Piyush Chawla and Rabindra Jajeja of Chennai Super Kings bowled well in the middle overs. With that in mind, KKRO can play two spinners today.
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