On Wednesday, even skipper Virat Kohli said that he expects his deputy to do a "tremendous job" in his absence and follow the "template" set by the team.
The BCCI on Wednesday announced India's playing XI for the first Test against Australia, which begins at the Adelaide Oval from December 17. It will be India's first Day/Night Test on overseas soil.
Virat Kohli said that both he and Rahane have a mutual understanding which is based on trust.
Rahane will be leading the side in the last three Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Series once Virat Kohli returns to India to attend the birth of his first child.
In the list of all-rounders, Ravindra Jadeja is the highest-ranked Indian, currently occupying the third spot. Ashwin is placed at the sixth spot.
Indian vice-captain Rahane will be leading the team in absence of Virat Kohli in last three Test matches against Australia.
India captain Virat Kohli will be on a paternity break after the first Test and onus will be on Rahane to steer the ship in the remaining three games of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Ajinkya Rahane (108*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (54) were among the runs but others failed to impress as India A ended Day 1 on 237/8.
Virat Kohli will go on a paternity leave after the first Test in Adelaide, leaving vice captain Ajinka Rahane at the helm of the team.
The Indian skipper, currently in Australia for India-Oz series, says those who lost their life in the attacks will always be remembered.
Ian Chappell heaped praise on Ajinkya Rahane's captaincy, saying that India have got a "very good replacement" in the position for Virat Kohli.
With regular skipper Virat Kohli opting to play just the first Test of the four matches so as to return to India for the birth of his child, Ajinkya Rahane is most likely to lead the side in the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Ajinkya Rahane is likely to lead Indian team in the absence of Kohli, with him being the vice-captain of the side in the longest format of the game.
Indian captain skipping three Test matches serves likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, among others to express their full potential against Australia.
Having suffered three consecutive defeats, Delhi Capitals will look to end their losing streak as they take on Mumbai Indians in their penultimate match to qualify for play-off stages.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma, who will be making his 150th appearance for the team, opted for the same XI.
The stylish right-handed batsman is finding it hard to break into the team’s starting XI after Delhi Capitals found their winning combination early in the season.
Ricky Ponting has named an Indian player at Delhi Capitals who is not "an automatic selection" in the playing XI, but is working on improving his game.
The Delhi Capitals head coach feels spinners won't be that effective in the earlier half of the season.
In a dramatic finish, the global chess body FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich declared India and Russia as joint winners as the final match was interrupted by a computer server problem.
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