Rajasthan Royals in 2020

The 2020 season will be the 11th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals.[1][2] The Rajasthan Royals are sometimes considered as the "moneyball" team of the IPL.[3][4][5] The Royals are known to unearth obscure, high potential talent team[6][7][8]. The team is currently being captained by Steve Smith. The franchise of Rajasthan has appointed Australian coach and former player Andrew McDonald as its team coach for next three years.

Rajasthan Royals
2020 season
CoachAndrew McDonald
CaptainSteve Smith
Ground(s)Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
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Background

Player retention and transfers
Main article: List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes

The Rajasthan Royals retained 11 players and released eleven players.[9]

Retained players: Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mahipal Lomror, Varun Aaron, Manan Vohra.

Released players: Ashton Turner, Oshane Thomas, Shubham Ranjane, Prashant Chopra, Ish Sodhi, Aryaman Birla, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Tripathi, Stuart Binny, Liam Livingstone, Sudheshan Midhun, Ajinkya Rahane.

Auction

Rajasthan Royals purchased the most number of the players at the IPL 2020 Auction, 11. Their costly purchases incorporate Robin Uthappa for INR 300L, Jaydev Unadkat for INR 300L, and Yashasvi Jaiswal for INR 240L. Aside from these 3, they got Andrew Tye and Tom Curran for just INR 100L each. Shockingly, they got David Miller for just INR 75L.

Players bought: Robin Uthappa , Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal , Anuj Rawat , Akash Singh , Kartik Tyagi , David Miller , Oshane Thomas , Anirudha Joshi , Andrew Tye, Tom Curran

Indian Premier League

Preseason

England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the entire IPL 2020 season due to his injury. This is also a very big blow for the England team, who will not be with the team on their squad of Sri Lanka. Archer's elbow has a stress fracture as of February 2020.[10]

Offseason

On 13 March 2020, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[11] On 14 April 2020, Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[12] with the tournament postponed further.[13] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.[14]

On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nation-wide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors.[15] On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".[16] In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October.[17] On 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the tournament would start from 19 September 2020.[18]

Current squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary
Notes
Batsmen
49Steve Smith (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018₹12 crore (US$1.7 million)Overseas; Captain
6Mahipal Lomror (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2018₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
18Manan Vohra (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
N/AYashasvi Jaiswal (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001Left-handedLeft-arm leg break2020₹2.4 crore (US$340,000)
N/ADavid Miller (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989Right-handedRight-arm off break2020₹75 lakh (US$105,000)Overseas
N/AAniruddha Joshi (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987Right-handedRight-arm off break2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
All-rounders
55Ben Stokes (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹12.5 crore (US$1.8 million)Overseas
5Riyan Parag (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001Right-handedRight-arm off break2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Wicket-keepers
8Sanju Samson (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium2018₹8 crore (US$1.1 million)
63Jos Buttler (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990Right-handedN/A2018₹4.4 crore (US$617,000)Overseas
N/ARobin Uthappa (1985-11-11) 11 November 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium2020₹3 crore (US$420,000)
N/AAnuj Rawat (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999Left-handedN/A2020₹80 lakh (US$112,000)
Spin Bowlers
37Shreyas Gopal (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
43Shashank Singh (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991Right-handedRight-arm off break2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
N/ARahul Tewatia (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993Left-handedRight-arm leg break2020₹3 crore (US$420,000)
N/AMayank Markande (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Pace Bowlers
22Jofra Archer (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast2018₹7.2 crore (US$1.0 million)Overseas
77Varun Aaron (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast2019₹2.4 crore (US$336,000)
N/AAnkit Rajpoot (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹3 crore (US$420,000)
22Jaydev Unadkat (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991Right-handedLeft-arm fast2020₹3 crore (US$420,600.00)
N/AKartik Tyagi (2001-11-04) 4 November 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2020₹1.3 crore (US$182,260.00)
N/AAndrew Tye (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹1 crore (US$140,000)Overseas
N/ATom Curran (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹1 crore (US$140,000)Overseas
N/AOshane Thomas (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997Left-handedRight-arm fast2020₹50 lakh (US$70,100.00)Overseas
N/AAkash Singh (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)

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    Administration and support staff
    Position Name
    Owner Amisha Hathiramani (Tresco International Ltd), Manoj Badale (Emerging Media (IPL) Ltd), Lachlan Murdoch (Blue Water Estate Ltd), Ryan Tkalcevic (Kuki Investments Ltd), Shane Warne (Spinners)
    COO Jake Lush McCrum
    Brand ambassador Shane Warne
    Director of Cricket Zubin Bharucha
    Captain Steve Smith
    Head coach Andrew McDonald
    Batting coach Amol Muzumdar
    Spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule
    Spin consultant and operations executive Ish Sodhi
    Fast bowling coach Rob Cassell
    Fast bowling consultant Steffan Jones
    Fielding coach Dishant Yagnik
    Youth development coach Lisa Sthalekar
    Physiotherapist John Gloster
    Assistant physiotherapist Niranjan Pandit
    Strength and conditioning coach Paddy Upton
    Source:

    Kit manufacturers and sponsors

    Teams and standings

    League table
    Team
    		 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
    Chennai Super Kings 0000000.000
    Delhi Capitals 0000000.000
    Kings XI Punjab 0000000.000
    Kolkata Knight Riders 0000000.000
    Mumbai Indians 0000000.000
    Rajasthan Royals 0000000.000
    Royal Challengers Bangalore 0000000.000
    Sunrisers Hyderabad 0000000.000
    Source: ESPNCricinfo Last updated: 17 Feb 2020 [20]

    League stage
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