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Rajasthan Royals (RR) got involved in some serious bidding wars where it seemed they won't have enough funds remaining to fill the rest of spots but they were outbid every time when it comes to hot properties in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction. Royals most expensive pick turned out to be Caribbean all-rounder who was picked for Rs 5.75 crore.
Royals picked a few local talents for their base price whereas they made a few surprising calls towards the end. They picked Australian leggie Adam Zampa despite having Yuzvendra Chahal in the side. Also, they became the first franchise to pick former England captain Joe Root. The two calls were made much latter in the auction.
RR will be looking to end their 15-year-long title drought in the upcoming glitzy Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 as they were the champions of the inaugural season in 2008. The champions of the inaugural IPL were very impressive in the last season. After a long gap of 14 years, they progressed to the final only to lose to Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans.
Under the leadership of Sanju Samson, the Royals were not afraid to experiment. Whether it was sending Ashwin up the order to counter-attack or retiring him in the slog overs, Royals were game-changers of the tournament. In the league stage, they won nine out of 14 games and finished second on the basis of a slightly better net run rate compared to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). They also beat LSG in the second qualifier to advance to the final.
Players picked in the Auction:
Jason Holder: Rs 5.75 crore
Donovan Ferreira: Rs 50 crore
Kunal Rathore: Rs 20 Lakh
Adam Zampa: Rs 1.5 Crore
KM Asif: Rs 30 Lakh
M Ashwin: Rs 20 Lakh
Akash Vashisht: Rs 20 Lakh
Abdul PA: Rs 20 lakh
Joe Root: Rs 1 Crore
Captain: Sanju Samson
Coach: Trevor Penney
Home ground: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
IPL titles: 1 (2008)
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Retained Players List
Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Released Players List
Anunay Singh, Corbin Bosch, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Karun Nair, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie van der Dussen, Shubham Garhwal, Tejas Baroka
