IPL 2023 Rajasthan Royals:

Rajasthan Royals entered the IPL 2008 season as underdogs, with media and critics giving them faint chances of winning.

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However, the team, led by legendary Shane Warne, upset Mumbai Indians in the semi-final and Chennai Super Kings in the final to clinch the inaugural trophy.

Australia’s Shane Watson played the key role in the team’s success with 472 runs and 17 wickets and helped Rajasthan win 13 matches out of 16 in the tournament.

The team would never show similar glimpses of brilliance in IPL, and barring in 2013, when they won 11 out of 18 matches and also reached the Champions League T20 final, the team stayed off the radar for most of years.

They had a lacklustre show in 2021 with just five wins in 14 matches, but they came off with flying colours in IPL 2022 and were on the verge of winning the title before Gujarat Titans dashed their hopes.

In IPL 2023, Rajasthan have retained Jos Butler, the highest run-getter in IPL 2022 with 863 runs in 17 matches, and skipper Sanju Samson (their second-highest run getter in the tournament in IPL 2022), and West Indian Shimron Hetmyer, and also purchased English stalwart Joe Root.

The bowling attack will be led by Yuzvendra Chahal, the highest wicket taker in IPL 2022 with 27 scalps in 17 matches, Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Adam Zampa.  

Rajasthan have retained most of their IPL 2022 combination and are capable of ending their winless title drought.        

Rajasthan Royals' Record in 2022

Butler and Chahal stole the limelight with their exceptional record.

Though the team heavily relied on them throughout the tournament, it was a strong mix of batting and bowling.

Kumar Sangakkara led their auction strategy and brought in the likes of Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Boult, and Ashwin, their first-, second-, third- and fourth-highest wicket takers in IPL 2022, respectively, and Hetmyer.

The team retained its star batsman and skipper, Samson, Butler and Yashaswi Jaiswal.

While Butler ruled the roost, Samson too performed up to his reputation with 458 runs in 17 matches.

With nine wins in 14 matches, Rajasthan finished second in the points table behind eventual champions Gujarat Titans, and won 11 out of 17 matches, including play-offs.

The team had a fabulous run in IPL 2022, it was just that the team failed miserably in the final against Gujarat Titans.

Butler was their highest scorer in the title clash with 39 off 35 balls, but it was too little of an effort against Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat, who won the final by seven wickets.        

Team caption: Sanju Samson

Team coach: Kumar Sangakkara

Team owner: Manoj Badale, Lachlan Murdoch, RedBird Capital Partners,

Home ground: Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur)

Team

IPL 2023 Rajasthan Royals Full Players List:

Captain and wicket-keeper: Sanju Samson

Batsmen: Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Butler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Joe Root  

Bowlers: KC Cariappa, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Navdeep Saini, KM Ashif,Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Murugan Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa  

All-rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash vashisth, Jason Holder, Abdul PA  

Most successful batsman: Ajinkya Rahane (3,098 runs in 106 matches)

Most successful bowler: SK Trivedi (65 wickets in 76 matches)

First match in IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals will play Sunrisers Hyderabad in their inaugural match at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in the afternoon match on April 2.

IPL 2023 Rajasthan Royals Team schedule:

⦿ Match 1: April 2 - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, Hyderabad (3:30PM IST), RR won by 72 runs
⦿ Match 2: April 5 - Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings, Guwahati (7:30PM IST), PBKS won by 5 runs
⦿ Match 3: April 8 - Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals, Guwahati (3:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 4: April 12 - Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Chennai (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 5: April 16 - Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, Ahmedabad (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 6: April 19 - Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants, Jaipur (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 7: April 23 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, Bengaluru (3:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 8: April 27 - Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, Jaipur (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 9: April 30 - Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 10: May 5 - Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans, Jaipur (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 11: May 7 - Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Jaipur (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 12: May 11 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 13: May 14 - Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Jaipur (3:30PM IST)
⦿ Match 14: May 19 - Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Dharamsala (7:30PM IST)

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IPL 2023 Rajasthan Royals squad: 

Name
 Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary
 
Joe Root Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023 ₹1 crore (US$130,000)
Shimron Hetmyer Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 ₹8.5 crore (US$1.1 million)
Devdutt Padikkal Left-handed Right-arm off break 2022 ₹7.75 crore (US$970,000)
Riyan Parag Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 ₹3.8 crore (US$480,000)
Yashasvi Jaiswal Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 ₹4 crore (US$500,000)
 
Jos Buttler Right-handed – 2018 ₹10 crore (US$1.3 million)
Sanju Samson Right-handed Right-arm off-spin 2018 ₹16 crore (US$2.0 million)
Donavon Ferreira Right-handed – 2023 ₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
Dhruv Jurel Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Kunal Singh Rathore Left-handed – 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
 
Ravichandran Ashwin Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022 ₹5 crore (US$630,000)
Jason Holder Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 ₹5.75 crore (US$720,000)
Abdul Basith Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
 
Trent Boult Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2022 ₹8 crore (US$1.0 million)
Navdeep Saini Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022 ₹2.6 crore (US$330,000)
KM Asif Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 ₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Prasidh Krishna * Right-handed Right-arm fast 2022 ₹10 crore (US$1.3 million)