RAJASTHAN ROYALS

Team Information

Captain – Steve Smith

Ambassador(S) – Shane Warne

Logo – Two ‘Rs’ back to back with trumpeting lions on either side and Rajasthan Royals inscribed, all in gold against a blue background.

Jersey – Predominantly pink jersey with accents of blue.

Team Song – Halla Bol.

Major Rivals – Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad.

City – Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Founded – 2008; 12 years ago

Home ground – Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur & Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Rajasthan Royals SQUAD

The inaugural champions of the IPL have been unable to reach any other final since their dream campaign in 2008. The franchise would be looking forward to turning the tables this time around. They retained 14 players in their IPL 2020 team including the hero of 2019 ICC World Cup, Ben Stokes. They also retained the all-rounder’s compatriot, Jos Butler. They filled all the 11 spots they had on their squad in the auctions. The franchise spent 2.40 crore on Mumbai youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Player	Role	Price
Riyan Parag (R)	Batsman	20 lakhs
Shashank Singh (R)	Batsman	30 lakhs
Steve Smith (R)	Batsman	12.50 crore
Robin Uthappa	Batsman	3 crore
David Miller	Batsman	75 lakhs
Manan Vohra (R)	Batsman	20 lakhs
Jos Butler (R)	Wicket Keeper	4.40 crore
Sanju Samson (R)	Wicket Keeper	8 crore
Anuj Rawat	Wicket Keeper	80 lakhs
Ben Stokes (R)	All-Rounder	12.50 crore
Mahipal Lomror (R)	All-Rounder	20 lakhs
Shreyas Gopal (R)	All-Rounder	20 lakhs
Yashasvi Jaiswal	All-Rounder	2.40 crore
Tom Curran	All-Rounder	1 crore
Ankit Rajpoot (R)	Bowler	3 crore
Jofra Archer (R)	Bowler	7.20 crore
Mayank Markande (R)	Bowler	2 crore
Rahul Tewatia (R)	Bowler	3 crore
Varun Aaron (R)	Bowler	2.40 crore
Jaydev Unadkat	Bowler	3 crore
Kartik Tyagi	Bowler	1.30 crore
Andrew Tye	Bowler	1 crore
Oshane Thomas	Bowler	50 lakhs
Anirudha Ashok Joshi	All-Rounder	20 lakhs
Akash Singh	Bowler	20 lakhs

History

2008

1. Deemed underdogs by cricketing pundits.
2. Australian ace spinner Shane Warne named captain.
3. RR smashes through popular opinions to lift the inaugural IPL trophy.

2009

1. The Defending champions lost their trump card from the first season, Sohail Tanvir due to the ban imposed by the BCCI on Pakistani players.
2. Shane Watson was also unavailable for the entire season.
3. RR finishes 6th out of the eight teams.

2010

1. Yusuf Pathan hits the then fastest IPL hundred off of just 37 balls.
2. Rajasthan failed miserably for the second time as they finished 7th this time.

2011

1. RR and KXIP got temporarily ejected out of IPL due to issues of their unreported ownership changes.
2. Shane Watson and Shane Warne were retained.
3. RR bought in serious pace attack in Shaun Tait and Johan Botha.
4. RR finished 6th.

2012

1. Rajasthan Royals finished in seventh place after a disappointing season.
2. RR won only seven matches out of sixteen.

2013

1. RR finished third in the group stages.
2. They won the eliminator but lost the Qualifier 2.
3. Three Rajasthan Royals players Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were arrested from Mumbai by Delhi Police along with eleven bookies on charges of spot-fixing in the tournament on 16th May, 2013. They were later suspended by BCCI indefinitely.

2014

1. Rajasthan Royals retained five players – Sanju Samson, Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, James Faulkner and Stuart Binny.
2. Shane Watson was named captain.
3. RR failed to qualify for the playoffs and finished 5th.

2015

1. Shane Watson continued as the captain for the second year.
2. RR reached the playoffs and finished fourth.

2016

1. RR were banned following the spot-fixing fiasco.

2017

1. RR were banned following the spot-fixing fiasco.

2018

1. Rajasthan made their comeback after the two-year ban.
2. Ajinkya Rahane was appointed the captain of the team.
3. Following Steven Smith’s ban, Heinrich Klassen was named as replacement.

2019

1. Steven Smith returns after the ban.
2. Another disappointing year as RR finishes the season at the 7th place.

2020

1. RR’s recent additions before the 2020 IPL are- Robin Uthappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller, Oshane Thomas, Anirudha Joshi, Andrew Tye, Tom Curran

Administration and Support Staff

Team Director: Zubin Bharucha

Team & Cricket Operations Manager: NA

Head Coach: Andrew McDonald

Batting Coach: Amol Muzumdar

Bowling Coach: Sairaj Bahutule

Fielding Coach: NA

Bowling Talent Development and Analytics: NA

Strength and Conditioning Coach: NA

Physiotherapist: NA

RR – Batting Stats

Most Runs: Sanju Samson : 3280

Most Centuries: Sanju Samson : 2

Most Fifties: Rahul Dravid : 11

Best Average: Adam Voges : 45.25

Best Strike Rate: Jos Butler : 150.81

Most Sixes: Sanju Samson : 89

Highest Score: Ben Stokes : 103*

RR – Bowling Stats

Most Wickets: Dhawal Kulkarni – 86

Best Economy: Shane Warne – 7.27

Best Bowling Figures: Sohail Tanvir – 4-14-6

Best Average: Shreyas Gopal – 19.39

Most 4 Wickets: Sohail Tanvir – 1

Fan Base

Rajasthan Royals have earned themselves a loyal fan army over the years. From being underdogs in the first IPL season to one of the most cheered teams in the IPL, the Royals have sure come a long way . The Sawai Mansingh stadium looks like a sea of pink every time the Royals play there.