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Rahane was seen struggling with the bat in the group stage as he was able to put a total of just 58 runs in six matches at an average of 9.67.
The domestic players in the CSK took part in a preparatory camp which began with a fitness session on Wednesday.
KKR are two-time champions, having won the coveted trophy in 2012 and 2014. However, for the past three campaigns they have crashed out at the playoff stage and failed to reach the summit clash.
The camp figures three days of intensive training as well as fitness drills to help the players hone their batting, bowling and fielding skills.
After doing well in the initial couple of years, the Delhi franchise have never appeared in an IPL play-off. The last time they qualified for the play-offs was in 2012.
Virat Kohli looked in fluent touch in the nets and was clobbering the ball as he got ready to take the field in Visakhapatnam for the first T20I against Australia.
Rishabh Pant said that he will force MS Dhoni to lose his cool while Jasprit Bumrah's mission is to knock Virat Kohli's stumps out of the ground.
Hanuma Vihari, who made his Test debut at the Oval against England last year, has since gone on to play four Test matches for India and has scored 167 runs at an average of 23.85.
Dhiraj Malhotra has diversified experience of more than 24 years that includes working with ICC, Wasserman Media Group (WMG), and International Management Group (IMG) among others.
The rivalry between the two franchises is one of the most fierce since the league's inception and as the battle between the Blue and Yellow have always delivered epic thrillers.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik said on Thursday that he will miss Eden Gardens terribly if some of the IPL 2019 games are shifted from Kolkata due to the general elections.
BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary and chief selector M.S.K. Prasad have recently hinted that they will keep a close eye on the workload of India players during the IPL.
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Warne believes that Ponting should be focussed on Australia rather than the T20 league, citing the example of Ravi Shastri, who had to leave the IPL governing council in 2015.
Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab are the only three franchises, which still have the founding owners on board since the inception of the league in 2008.
Shane Warne, who led Rajasthan Royals to its first and only IPL title in 2008, was the mentor of the side last season.
Last year, the BCCI organised one exhibition match with two teams -- IPL Trailblazers and IPL Supernovas led by Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur respectively.
Earlier last year, in a surprise move, Delhi Daredevils who are yet to win a single IPL title changed their name to 'Delhi Capitals'.
The two coaches Gary Kirsten and Ashish Nehra will be monitoring the progress of the players and a Yo-Yo test will also be conducted to get a hang of their fitness.
Earlier, there were reports that the Bachchans had approached the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals with proposals to buy stakes in the franchises.
