IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals team profile
India Today
IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals have made wholesome changes to their side after ending IPL 2021 at the seventh position on the league table. There have been changes made from the very top, with the team getting a new core under skipper Sanju Samson.
Rajasthan Royals were the champions of the inaugural 2008 season and have recently completed a major revamp in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction last month.
The champions of the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008 have been far from impressive in their performance for the majority of their time in the tournament ever since. RR has seen many captains, from Ajinkya Rahane to Steven Smith to Sanju Samson, but the trophy has still evaded them.
However, the mega auction has ensured the franchises could start afresh and build a squad from scratch. RR had their plans sorted as they retained Skipper, Sanju Samson (Rs 14 crore), Jos Buttler (Rs 10 crore) and Yashaswi Jaiswal (Rs 4 crore) pre-auction.
IPL 2022 Mega Auction
Rajasthan then went to the IPL 2022 mega auction table. The Royals spent Rs 10 crore on Indian fast bowler, Prasidh Krishna and then roped in West Indian batter, Shimron Hetmyer, shelling out Rs 8.50 crore for him. In Trent Boult (Rs 8 crore), Devdutt Padikkal (Rs 7.75 crore), Yuzvendra Chahal (Rs 6.50 crore) and R Ashwin (Rs 5 crore), they formed their core.
RR also roped in the experienced Nathan Coulter-Nile for Rs 2 crore and young Indian cricketer Riyan Parag for Rs 3.80 crore, amongst the other buys spending a total of Rs 61.05 crore on building their squad.
The Royals brought a lot of overseas players for their base prices and it did make their side look a more formidable one than before. They have a mix of youth and an experienced contingent in the lineup and it is time to predict the starting four players of Rajasthan Royals.
