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Rajasthan Royals star cricketers Sanju Samson (left) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (PTI/BCCI)
Rajasthan Royals, the winner of the inaugural IPL season, have been on an upswing since 2022 when they made it to the final for the first time since 2008. In 2023, they finished fifth and didn’t qualify for the playoffs but ensured a top-four finish earlier this year. Under the captaincy of Sanju Samson, RR have shown significant improvement and will be hoping to end their title drought next year. The team has welcomed back legendary Rahul Dravid who will be their head coach having signed a multi-year deal.
The team has kept hold of their captain and star batter Yashasvi Jaiswal and surprisingly let go of Jos Buttler and Yashavi Jaiswal.
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Here’s the full list of players RR retained and released ahead of the mega auctions
RR Retention List: Sanju Samson (Rs 18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rs 18 crore), Riyan Parag (Rs 14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (Rs 14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (Rs 11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (Rs 4 crore)
Amount RR Spent On Retaining Players: The Royals have splurged Rs 79 crore on retaining six players before the mega auction. They won’t have any Right To Match option at the auction.
RR’s Costliest Player in Retention List: Captain Sanju Samson and opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal each have been retained for Rs 18 crore – the highest among in list.
RR’s Released Players List: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nandre Burger, Shubham Dubey, Donovan Ferreira, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Sen, Keshav Maharaj, Navdeep Saini, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore
RR’s Remaining Purse For IPL Mega Auction: RR will enter the mega auction with Rs 41 crore.
Where did RR Finish In IPL 2024?
Rajasthan Royals had a good season. They won eight matches and lost five to finish third on the points table and made the cut for the playoffs. And then they defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by four wickets in the Eliminator before losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second qualifier.
