Rahane was elevated to the captain's role last season after Steve Smith was suspended, due to the Sandpaper Gate. This season will see the India batsman take charge for the second time.
With less than a week left for this year's league to start, it will once again be interesting to see which players rise to the challenge against the best in the business.
On his return to Chinnaswamy after international duty, Kohli can't wait to hit the field for his team RCB's first match against defending champions Chennai Super Kings on March 23, which is also the season opener.
Shikhar Dhawan, who is returning to Delhi for his second stint, smashed 53 off 41 balls in a Delhi Capitals intrasquad practice game on Sunday.
IPL 2019 will begin on March 23 with MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings taking on Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai.
MS Dhoni was chased by an intruder during CSK's practice game at the Chepauk, which was attended by a 12000-strong crowd.
Sandeep Warrier was drafted in the squad after Kamlesh Nagarkoti was ruled out for this season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to a foot injury.
The hugely popular Suresh Raina (56), coming in at number three, was the only batter to post a half-century.
Mumbai Indians has posted a picture of the team's training session at the Wankhede Stadium on their official Twitter account.
Shane Warne refuses to buy the argument that players nowadays don't find time to work on their game.
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