Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the inaugural edition of Indian Premier League in 2008. The team was then led by legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne also featured players like Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Sohail Tanveer and Shane Watson.
Along with Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals also served a two-year ban on account of its role in the 2013 match-fixing scandal. The Royals returned to the competition in the 2018 edition and went on to finish fourth in the league standings before being bundled out by Kolkata Knight Riders in the playoffs.
On the start of IPL 2018, RR dealt a sledgehammer blow as captain Steve Smith pulled out due to the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa earlier that year. Smith was replaced by Ajinkya Rahane as the captain of RR and will lead the Rajasthan Royals this year as well.
Smith’s return will be a big boost for the Royals this year while Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler will be leaving the tournament to join England’s pre-World Cup training camp in early May which may arise the doubts regarding the potency of the lineup.
Rajasthan Royals will begin their IPL 2019 campaign against Kings XI Punjab on March 25. Rajasthan Royals’ players Ajinkya Rahane and Jaydev Unadkat will feature in the franchise’s practice match ahead of the Indian Premier League 2019, the Jaipur outfit said in a media release.
Rajasthan Royals had spent Rs 13.80 crore to add 9 new players to its squad. Royals had spent a whopping amount of Rs 8.40 crore and Rs 2.40 crore on Indian bowlers Jaydev Unadkat and Varun Aaron respectively.
Here’s a briefing of RR franchise for IPL 12:
- Purse: Rs 20.9 crore
- Remaining: Rs 7.1 crore
- Squad Size: 25
- Captain: Ajinkya Rahane
- Players Bought: Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Ashton Turner, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Riyan Parag, Manan Vohra, Shubham Ranjane
- Players Retained: Ajinkya Rahane, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Gopal, Aryaman Birla, Sudhesan Midhun, Prashant Chopra, Stuart Binny, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mahipal Lomror, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Jofra Archer, Ish Sodhi
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All-Rounder:
Rajasthan Royals will be featuring all-rounders like Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Stuart Binny and Mahipal Lomror for the 12th edition of IPL.
Batting:
RR possess a strong batting lineup as players like Ajinkya Rahane, Steve Smith, Manan Vohra will lay the batting foundation and will be supported by the middle order batsmen like Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Jos Butler, Jofra Archer.
Bowling:
Among the bowlers, Oshane Thomas, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer will be leading the fast bowling section for the team while spinners like Ish Sodhi, Krishnappa Gowtham will also contribute with the ball.
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