Mumbai, March 18 -- Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, South African batting veteran Faf Du Plessis expressed intrigue over how Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) new marquee star Cameron Green will go about fulfilling high expectations from him and backed the power-packed New Zealand pair of Tim Seifert and Finn Allen to be the team's opening pair.

The three-time champions KKR will kickstart their IPL 2026 campaign against five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in a clash of heavyweights at Mumbai on March 29.

Ahead of the tournament, the main talking points are the role, batting position and expectations from the franchise's big-ticket signing Green, on whom the team splurged Rs 25.20 crores last year in the action.

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