Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are all set to open their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 campaign against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday (September 23).

Ahead of the game, Burj Khalifa – the world’s tallest building – welcomed the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned IPL team with a breathtaking LED display, wishing them good luck for this year's tournament.

Taking to Twitter, KKR shared a video of the same with the caption: “Before the fireworks tomorrow, here's the curtain raiser! We won't stop, on our way to the Top. Thank you @BurjKhalifa for lighting up in #KKR colours. What a welcome to the UAE tonight!”

On the eve of his team’s IPL 2020 opener, KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik, in a pre-match virtual press conference, said it is a good thing that they are going against a strong team like MI so early in the tournament.

"They (Mumbai Indians) have a team of world-class players, they have a strong lineup and the amount of IPL titles they have shows that. It's good that we are playing Mumbai early in the tournament, every year is a different year, I am sure it will be a great game tomorrow," Karthik said.

He also revealed that Shubman Sunil Narine will open the innings for KKR against MI.

"Shubman is a gun, he is a quality player, I am sure he will exceed all expectations, it's good to have him, Gill and Narine make a good opening combination.”