After winning the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals are yet to add another title in their kitty. The team started off on a slow note in the previous edition but managed to make a comeback in the latter stages after the helm was handed over to Aussie veteran Steve Smith.
Rajasthan Royals Team Details
Position | Name |
Owner | Nigeria Amisha Hathiramani (Tresco International Ltd), United Kingdom Manoj Badale (Emerging Media (IPL) Ltd), United States Lachlan Murdoch (Blue Water Estate Ltd), India Raj Kundra, India Shilpa Shetty (Kuki Investments Ltd), Australia Shane Warne (Spinners) |
COO | United Kingdom Jake Lush McCrum |
Team manager | India Saurabh Arora |
Brand ambassador | Australia Shane Warne |
Director of Cricket | India Zubin Bharucha |
Captain | Australia Steve Smith |
Head coach | Australia Andrew McDonald |
Batting coach | India Amol Muzumdar |
Spin bowling coach | India Sairaj Bahutule |
Spin consultant and operations executive | New Zealand Ish Sodhi |
Fast bowling coach | Australia Rob Cassell |
Fast bowling consultant | England Steffan Jones |
Fielding coach | India Dishant Yagnik |
Youth development coach | Australia Lisa Sthalekar |
Physiotherapist | Australia John Gloster |
Assistant physiotherapist | India Niranjan Pandit |
Strength and conditioning coach | South Africa Paddy Upton |
Analyst | India Panish Shetty |
Rajasthan Royals squad:
Batsmen: Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Steve Smith, Robin Uthappa (3cr), David Miller (75 lakh)
Bowlers: Ankit Rajpoot, Mayank Markande, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat (3 cr), Kartik Tyagi (1.3 cr), Akash Singh (20 lakh), Oshane Thomas (50 lakh), Andrew Tye (1 cr)
All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Rahul Tewatia, Shashank Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal (2.4 cr), Anirudha Joshi (20 lakh), Tom Curran (1 cr)
Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Anuj Rawat (80 lac)
Players released before auction: Ashton Turner, Oshane Thomas, Shubham Ranjane, Prashant Chopra, Ish Sodhi, Aryaman Birla, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Tripathi, Stuart Binny, Liam Livingstone, and Sudheshan Midhun