Even after coming into the auction with one of the lowest purses, Rajasthan Royals have made a squad that could stitch up a very strong Playing XI, with perfect balance of batters, bowlers and all rou

Rajasthan Royals, under Rahul Dravid's guidance, are gearing up for IPL 2025 with a retained core of Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, and Sandeep Sharma. They brought in the likes of Jofra Archer,

Rajasthan Royals have built a strong bowling unit around their retained core group of players but lack of bench strength is a setback for the inaugural champions.

On Day 2, RR spent 4.20 crores on Nitish Rana. They also roped in pacer Tushar Deshpande for ₹ 6.50 crores. They also signed Shubman Dubey for ₹ 80 Lakhs. RR also signed 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi for ₹ 1.10 Cr, from a base price of ₹ 30 Lakh, making him the youngest-ever player to be picked in IPL.

RR's retentions are as follows – Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 Cr), Sanju Samson (18 Cr), Dhruv Jurel (14 Cr), Riyan Parag (14 Cr), Shimron Hetmyer (11 Cr) and Sandeep Sharma (4 Cr).

Rajasthan Royals Team and Players List: Rajasthan Royals were one of the teams that had opted to retain the maximum allotted six players including Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shimron Hetmyer.

Rajasthan spent Rs 5.25 crore on Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga. Maheesh Theekshana was roped in as another spin-bowling option. RR forked out Rs 4.20 crore to take Nitish Rana on board. Fazalhaq Farooqi was acquired at his base price of Rs 2 crore.