Rajasthan Royals in 2020
The 2020 season will be the 11th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals.[1][2] The Rajasthan Royals are sometimes considered as the "moneyball" team of the IPL.[3][4][5] The Royals are known to unearth obscure, high potential talent team[6][7][8]. The team is currently being captain by Steve Smith. The franchise of Rajasthan has appointed Australian coach and former player Andrew McDonald as its team coach for next three years.
2020 season | |||
Coach | Andrew McDonald | ||
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Captain | Steve Smith | ||
Ground(s) | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | ||
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Background
Player retention and transfers
The Rajasthan Royals retained 11 players and released eleven players.[9]
Retained players: Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mahipal Lomror, Varun Aaron, Manan Vohra.
Released players: Ashton Turner, Oshane Thomas, Shubham Ranjane, Prashant Chopra, Ish Sodhi, Aryaman Birla, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Tripathi, Stuart Binny, Liam Livingstone, Sudheshan Midhun, Ajinkya Rahane.
Auction
Rajasthan Royals purchased the most number of the players at the IPL 2020 Auction, 11. Their costly purchases incorporate Robin Uthappa for INR 300L, Jaydev Unadkat for INR 300L, and Yashasvi Jaiswal for INR 240L. Aside from these 3, they got Andrew Tye and Tom Curran for just INR 100L each. Shockingly, they got David Miller for just INR 75L.
Players bought: Robin Uthappa , Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal , Anuj Rawat , Akash Singh , Kartik Tyagi , David Miller , Oshane Thomas , Anirudha Joshi , Andrew Tye, Tom Curran
Indian Premier League
Preseason
England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the entire IPL 2020 season due to his injury. This is also a very big blow for the England team, who will not be with the team on their squad of Sri Lanka. Archer's elbow has a stress fracture as of February 2020.[10]
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Salary | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||||
49 | Steve Smith | 2 June 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹12 crore (US$1.7 million) | Overseas; Captain | |
6 | Mahipal Lomror | 16 November 1999 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | ||
18 | Manan Vohra | 18 March 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | ||
N/A | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 28 December 2001 | Left-handed | Left-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹2.4 crore (US$340,000) | ||
N/A | David Miller | 10 June 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹75 lakh (US$105,000) | Overseas | |
N/A | Aniruddha Joshi | 7 November 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | ||
All-rounders | ||||||||
55 | Ben Stokes | 4 June 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹12.5 crore (US$1.8 million) | Overseas | |
5 | Riyan Parag | 10 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
8 | Sanju Samson | 11 November 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹8 crore (US$1.1 million) | ||
63 | Jos Buttler | 8 September 1990 | Right-handed | N/A | 2018 | ₹4.4 crore (US$617,000) | Overseas | |
N/A | Robin Uthappa | 11 November 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | ₹3 crore (US$420,000) | ||
N/A | Anuj Rawat | 17 October 1999 | Left-handed | N/A | 2020 | ₹80 lakh (US$112,000) | ||
Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
37 | Shreyas Gopal | 4 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | ||
43 | Shashank Singh | 21 November 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | ||
N/A | Rahul Tewatia | 20 May 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹3 crore (US$420,000) | ||
N/A | Mayank Markande | 11 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | ||
Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
22 | Jofra Archer | 1 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹7.2 crore (US$1.0 million) | Overseas | |
77 | Varun Aaron | 29 October 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | ₹2.4 crore (US$336,000) | ||
N/A | Ankit Rajpoot | 4 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹3 crore (US$420,000) | ||
22 | Jaydev Unadkat | 18 October 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2020 | ₹3 crore (US$420,600.00) | ||
N/A | Kartik Tyagi | 4 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹1.3 crore (US$182,260.00) | ||
N/A | Andrew Tye | 12 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹1 crore (US$140,000) | Overseas | |
N/A | Tom Curran | 12 March 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹1 crore (US$140,000) | Overseas | |
N/A | Oshane Thomas | 18 February 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$70,100.00) | Overseas | |
N/A | Akash Singh | 26 April 2002 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) |
Administration and support staff
Position | Name | |||||||||
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Owner | ||||||||||
COO | ||||||||||
Team manager | ||||||||||
Brand ambassador | ||||||||||
Director of Cricket | ||||||||||
Captain | ||||||||||
Head coach | ||||||||||
Batting coach | ||||||||||
Spin bowling coach | ||||||||||
Spin consultant and operations executive | ||||||||||
Fast bowling coach | ||||||||||
Fast bowling consultant | ||||||||||
Fielding coach | ||||||||||
Youth development coach | ||||||||||
Physiotherapist | ||||||||||
Assistant physiotherapist | ||||||||||
Strength and conditioning coach | ||||||||||
Analyst | ||||||||||
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Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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Teams and standings
League table
Team |
Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | ||
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Chennai Super Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
Delhi Capitals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
Kings XI Punjab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
Kolkata Knight Riders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
Mumbai Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
Rajasthan Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | ||
Source: ESPNCricinfo Last updated: 17 Feb 2020 [12] |
- The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to the Eliminator
League stage
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