Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2019, teams are sweating it out in the nets for preparing for the upcoming season. Ajinkya Rahane posted a picture of himself where he was seen sweating it out in the practice session. The Rajasthan Royals’ skipper posted a picture of himself on social media and asked, “Any thoughts on what I was trying to do?". No sooner he posted the picture, netizens came up with funny responses for the Rajasthan Royals skipper. IPL 2019: Ajinkya Rahane to Welcome Steve Smith With ‘Love’ for IPL 12 in Rajasthan Royals.

Ajinkya Rahane was made the captain of the franchise last year after the team made a comeback into the Indian Premier League after being banned for a couple of years. In the absence of Steve Smith, Ajinkya Rahane went on to lead the team. The Australian cricketer has been banned from playing in the IPL due to ball-tampering. RR Squad in IPL 2019: Team Profile, Schedule of Rajasthan Royals in VIVO Indian Premier League 12.

Check out Ajinkya Rahane’s post.

Talking about the post, the netizens came up with hilarious memes to the post.

Another hilarious post.

“Playing kabaddi ?,” read another tweet.

A post read, “Trying to get down from a moving local..”

Another netizen read, “Pink panther type scene koi 😬.”

While speaking about his batting position in Rajasthan Royals Rahanae said, “I don’t want to put any pressure on myself by thinking about the number four spot in the Indian team. I understand that batting order depends on a lot of things.” The Rajasthan Royals skipper is happy to have Steven Smith back in the Royals’ fold and intends on picking the former Australia captain’s brains during IPL 2019.

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