Rajasthan Royals - Squad Analysis

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After retaining Steve Smith prior to the auctions, they bought Ben Stokes for a whooping amount of Rs. 12.5 crores, making him the costliest player to be bought once again, the Indian uncapped batsman, Rahul Tripathi for Rs 3.4 crores, Ajinkya Rahane for Rs. 4 crores and left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat for Rs. 11.5 crores, making him the most expensive Indian bought in the auctions. So, if you look closely, Rajasthan Royals eventually have got the core team of the Rising Pune Supergiants in their squad this year.

Ben Stokes - The costliest player in the IPL Auctions 2018

With the presence of such classy batsman present in their squad, it is pretty obvious where their strength lies. Rajasthan Royals have two decent openers in Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Tripahi, who had performed pretty well the last season. The middle order looks fantastic with the likes of Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes. They also have Darcy Short present in their squad, who performed relatively well in the Big Bash league.


Bowling looks pretty decent as well. Jofra Archer was a very smart buy from the Rajasthan Royals. A gun fast bowler who is pretty much capable of taking wickets. Apart from him, Jaydev Unadkat, who was the second highest wicket-taker last year, Dhawal Kulkarni, K Gowtham add more strength to the bowling unit.

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Steve Smith (retained 12.5 crore), Ben Stokes (12.5 c), Ajinkya Rahane (4 c), Stuart Binny (50 Lakh), Sanju Samson (8 c), Jos Buttler (4.4 c), Rahul Tripathi (3.4 c), D’Arcy Short (4 c), Jofra Archer (7.2 c), K Gowtham (6.2 Cr), Dhawal Kulkarni (75L RTM), Jaydev Unadkat (11.5 cr), Ankit Sharma (20L), Anureet Singh (30L), Zahir Khan Pakteen (60L), Shreyas Gopal (20L), MS Midhun (20L) Prashant Chopra (20 lakh), Ben Laughlin (Rs 50 Lakh), Mahipal Lomror (Rs 20 Lakh), Jatin Saxena (Rs 20 Lakh), Aryaman Vikram Birla (Rs 30 Lakh) and Dushmanta Chameera (Rs 50 Lakh)

Here is my Playing XI from the squad:

1. Ajinkya Rahane (Captain)
2. Rahul Tripathi
3. Steve Smith
4. Sanju Samson
5. Ben Stokes
6. Jos Buttler (WK)
7. Stuart Binny
8. K Gowtham
9. Jofra Archer
10. Jaydev Unadkat
11. Dhawal Kulkarni

Cheers,
Sparsh


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