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KXIP will be kicking-off their IPL campaign away to the Pune Warriors looking to win their season opener for the first time in six attempts. And Adam Gilchrist's men will have been boosted by watching Pune's limp defeat at the hands of new boys the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday. KXIP do look a bit light in the batting line-up, especially with their leading IPL run-scorer Shaun Marsh sitting out injured. The likes of Gilchrist and his experienced compatriot David Hussey will be under pressure to score most of the runs for the Punjab outfit. Although judging by the Warriors paltry 104 against on Friday they shouldn't have too much to worry about but the team from Pune have more potential than their opening game suggested. With a destructive middle-order of Marlon Samuels, Ross...