After a stunning run in the IPL 2022 season, where they reached the final, the Rajasthan Royals failed to qualify for the playoffs in the last season. However, they didn’t make that many changes to their squad in the recently concluded retention, and with the transfer of Devdutt Padikkal and the release of Jason Holder, they freed themselves with 14.5 crores at the auctions.
RR Retained, Released, and Traded Players
Current squad: Sanju Samson (c) (wk), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan
Released players: Joe Root, Abdul Basith, Jason Holder, Akash Vashisht, Kuldip Yadav, Obed McCoy, Murugan Ashwin, KC Cariappa, KM Asif
Traded players: Devdutt Padikkal to LSG, Avesh Khan from LSG
Purse remaining: 14.5 crores
What are some of the weaknesses in their present squad?
The current Royals squad has a great mixture of experience and youth, especially in the bowling department, where they have covered most of the bases. With the arrival of Avesh Khan, the Indian contingent of pacers has just gotten stronger, and their real focus must be to get a solid Indian or an overseas middle-order. They had top-heavy batting last time around, which haunted them badly.
Players whom RR will target in the IPL 2024 mini-auction?
1. Harry Brook
Brook, despite scoring a century last season for SRH, had a poor debut outing overall and was subsequently released from the team. With RR needing an overseas batter in the middle order, Harry Brook can be a handy acquisition for them.
